Vivienne Strauss, U.S.Vivienne Strauss has a degree in Philosophy and has had no formal training in the arts. Vivienne is primarily a painter but also likes to work in other mediums such as collage and embroidery. She is inspired by classic films, both foreign and American, vintage photographs and fashion as well as by what she reads or hears. Often a well written phrase or an interesting sounding name will develop into a painting or even as a whole series of them. Vivienne fills her paintings with whimsical details and humorous stories. Her characters seem to write their own dialogue as she creates them in paint. |  "Ladies Who Lunch at Lindemann's Were Not Just Anybody--It Was Very Exclusive"
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