Seeing beauty and the hidden essence in all things.
My art and photography are inspired by my experiences living amongst diverse cultures. Originally from Australia, my curiosity about the world led me to Japan, Germany, Israel, South East Asia, Central and South America, Europe and Africa. Each place connected me to the past and the present, and inspired me to express both.
In 1985, drawn by the freedom, the diversity, the culture and the Pop art movement, I fulfilled a dream of living and working as an artist in New York City, where I have remained ever since. I live and work on Roosevelt Island, in the middle of the East River.
My work is known for its vibrant color, light and movement. I photograph people, the city, the land and what grows in it, and I make portraits with artists, musicians and authors who want an image of themselves as considered as their own work. I bring out your inner celebrity. If that is what you are looking for, let’s talk.
What clients have said
- “The richness of colors and the energy and movement in the picture struck me immediately!”
- “It has a deep mystical quality to it, with different aspects emerging whenever I look at it.”
- “Your photographs bring me joy and peace.”
- “You have the capacity to create what is essential in the portrait in the same way as painting, with unity and vision.”
Background
- Studied painting and philosophy at Melbourne Teachers’ College, 1972, in the middle of the Pop art movement.
- Solo exhibition, Safed, Israel, 1976.
- Art director of tourist and news magazines, 1979 to 1983.
- Co-founder of Gallery RIVAA, which opened in 2002; curator of shows there and at the Octagon Gallery.
- Co-coordinator of Art Frenzy on Roosevelt Island, 2001, part of the Art Loop with MoMA PS1 and the Noguchi Museum. Co-founder of the Fall for the Arts festival.
- Finalist, Four Freedoms Park photo competition, 2014.
- Grand prize, Mitchell Park photo competition, Washington DC, 2015.
Memberships
Find me on Instagram, @estherpiaskowski.
