National Tribute Auction

Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, and grew up in Northern Ontario, Quebec and Toronto. MARGARET ATWOOD, whose work has been published in more than 45 countries, is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. She has won the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Artist Statement "This helmet is about LOVE and how much these dogs care and love unconditionally." - Peter Triantos, October 2024 Beginning a new work of art is super exciting for me. Often, I have a preconceived idea of creating something unique and stimulating that will intrigue myself and the viewer. However, the process creates its own flow, and encapsulates, solidifies, and impregnates itself into the medium I am using. As I transfer energy from my subconscious mind into the physical world, the form and structure manifest themselves through each and every move I make until a balance is reached. No two people perceive abstract art in the same way; it’s what their intuition projects on it. This is the reason art moves people in such fascinating ways. Whether they are seeing my work for the first time, or whether it’s a piece they have viewed several times, it’s an entirely personal experience! Like love, it can happen at first sight or develop over time. Artist Bio Peter is an internationally renowned abstract painter and printmaker who never stops evolving his unique vision. He brings a dynamic energy to his process and to expressing his core beliefs: That his art can and should be joyful; That it be passionate and intrinsically beautiful; That he express reflections of life and nature; That he creates thank-you notes to humanity. Besides Peter’s own galleries in downtown Toronto, his artwork is represented by Art Rental at the Art Gallery of Ontario, HG Contemporary Gallery in Chelsea, NYC, and Gallery Biba in Palm Beach, Florida. Peter has participated in exhibitions in Auckland, Seoul, Hong Kong, Basel, New York, Saratoga Springs NY, Miami, and Napa Valley, California among many others. His art forms part of many prominent public and important private collections around the world.