Hannah Franklin Art

Hannah Franklin (born Hannah Faier) was born in 1937 near Lublin, Poland and is a Montreal, Canadian sculptor and painter. Her family settled in Montreal after Emigrating to Canada in 1948. She attended the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Design and graduated in 1967. To name just a few, her work is found in numerous public and private collections including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec and the Canada Council Art Bank. She is a very well respected artist within her field and has been recognized for her contribution to contemporary art by Marquis, Who`s Who in American Art since 1981. Recently, I had the chance to join her at her home and studio to discuss her life long career as an artist.


Her artist statement is as real as the reflections I saw when I saw her art. ``In my work, I bring forth the themes of time, continuity and transcendence. I explore the landscapes of humanity through what is left behind - a photograph or memory. It is my attempt to express and to understand in the language of Western Art the immutable passage of time and the trajectory on human life``. Not only does she have an exquisite creative mind, she is a poet, a dancer and an all around kind, honest and wonderful person to be around.

I am always fascinated by someone that has such imagination and creativity. The world of painting and sculpting is a wonderment for me as I am but a mere novice but it`s something I respect, admire and consider a privilege to see. I believe art to be a lot like wine, it really is subject to taste. I fell in love with a lot of pieces in her contemporary abstract collection and fully understand how she has been in solo exhibitions for more than 30 years and that her work has been shown in Hungary, Basel, New York and all across Canada. She has spent decades sculpting, painting and creating such a diverse wonderful representation of her life and how she has seen the world. That is an artist!

I am honored that she let me take photos to share with you. Below you will see but a mere glimpse of her vast collection.

You can view her Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Franklin. For more information or to purchase her work please contact hfranklin@aei.com.

　
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