Star Trauth

What's Left

Hand/heat-manipulated fiber from paper, plastic waste

About the artist

Star Trauth

American

Star Trauth, (recently relocated from Miami to Cincinnati) is an award-winning artist, published author, lifelong activist, and cancer survivor. She received her degree in Fine Art at Mt. St. Joseph University in Ohio, and continues to study related to her field. It did not please Trauth to recreate the created. She states, “The purpose of my art is to reconnect me to my experiential roots and set them free in the work.” All material is recycled, so Trauth is not the first to touch it, it passed through many hands before she gathers it together as new media and constructs it into her art. Trauth says, “I think this is why those who gaze thoughtfully into the pieces comment they want to touch or even taste the pieces, they are reaching back to those who were there before. We are sharing an experience, a history.”

Her practice seeks to attract the audience visually with a desire for tactile engagement. She’s sought to create new art mediums with environmentalism in mind, using waste paper and plastic, converted to a flat pliable textile. Star hand molds and flame sculpts each piece, miniature original works in their own right, then melds them as free-standing sculpture, assemblage, or wall hanging. Though she has created her own medium Trauth will use other forms of traditional media to achieve her vision. Her work is heavily inspired by music, experiences from her adventurous life, and a fierce battle with cancer. This has also led her to dabble in new media while regaining her strength. Star's work has been curated into over 100 exhibitions, including 22 museums in the last 8 years. Selected solo exhibitions include ‘Art Deco Weekend’ Life is Art, Miami, Florida (2015); ‘Sublimate: Totems, Tokens, and Lore,’ Vargas Gallery, Pembroke Pines, Florida (2018); and ‘Star Trauth: A Solo Show,’ Worldwide Art Movement Gallery, Kochi, India (2020).