
VIVIAN CAVALIERI’S MIXED MEDIA ASSEMBLAGES URGE VIEWERS TO REFLECT ON THE FRAGILITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE VULNERABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. IN SO DOING, SHE ENCOURAGES THE NEED FOR VIGILANCE TO PRESERVE THEM.
THOUGH SMALL IN SCALE, HER THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORKS CONVEY COMPLEX IDEAS THROUGH SYMBOLISM AND THE ANCIENT TECHNIQUE OF HIDDEN MESSAGING.
FOCUSING ON THEMES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE PLANET, CAVALIERI’S WORK DELICATELY BALANCES VISUAL APPEAL WITH LAYERED MEANING, ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO ACHIEVE A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF AWARENESS AND EMPATHY.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Vivian Cavalieri is a visual artist with a studio on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Her three-dimensional miniature scenes prompt conversations on a range of global issues including immigration and social justice. Her work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions in the US and abroad, including Los Angeles, Paris, Venice, and Rome. Cavalieri was long-listed for the 2024 Visual Art Open Prize and short-listed for the 2024 John Richardson French Residency Award. Her art is featured in the December 2023 issue of Suboart, the February 2024 issue of Art Seen, and the Summer 2024 issues of Modern Renaissance Magazine, Collect Art, Forget-Me-Not Press (Wretched & Divine), and Artists Responding To…. Cavalieri graduated from Harvard University (BA, Fine Arts) and the New York University School of Law. She is represented by Hambly & Hambly Gallery, Northern Ireland, UK.
I am a conceptual artist creating three-dimensional mixed media scenes that spark conversations on topics such as immigration, climate change, and social justice. While an international upbringing predisposes me to select universal topics and to incorporate references from other cultures, my palette and sense of design strongly derive from my Venetian heritage.
My assemblages incorporate a segment of a necklace I designed into scenes crafted with dollhouse miniatures, fabrics, and other commercially manufactured items. Though these items may seem impersonal, the items selected are symbolic, with deeply
personal meanings.
Rather than criticize or preach, I invite dialogue, fostering awareness and empathy by highlighting common challenges. I encourage viewers to engage with the small-scale scenes, framed with museum glass, which because of its clarity creates the illusion of being present at the scene. When converting assemblages into installations, I invite viewers not only to approach but to become fully immersed in the experience. My intention with both assemblages and installations is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the universal human experiences that
connect us.
