Katie Truk

In 1986 Katie Truk was given an acrylic tube of neon colored knee highs as a birthday present.  The colors and materials were so enchanting she kept them in the tube and displayed it as a piece of art in her bedroom.1995 while an undergrad at Alfred University she began experimenting with pantyhose as a medium.  She combined the translucent nature of pantyhose with the strong luminescence of neon.  The tubes broke under the tension the pantyhose created.  Clay, glass, nothing seemed suitable for her pantyhose collection of colors, patterns, and styles.

In 1999, with the gift of some old beach fencing, brought about the first pantyhose and wire creations.  Although she dabbled with the addition of material for a small time and wire gauges it was the intercommunication of the pantyhose and reinforcing concrete wire that held the right combination.

Katie’s art, though size, colors, and texture of both wire and pantyhose change in each of the microcosm, they maintain to be a storybook of traits and personalities that can never be examined to tedium.  Usually one can find one of her pieces being exhibited in the tri-state area.