Featured Artist Toni Silber-Delerive

Artist Toni Silber-Delerive’s birds eye view landscapes are visually compelling. To see more of her paintings, visit her website.

 

 

In a previous life I must have been a bird.

 

 

Viewed from elevated positions, my aerial paintings interpret the world we live in, revealing a narrative while retaining the character of the location. I use a modern perspective to develop a graphic visual vocabulary which is more abstract than representational.

 

 

My broad range of subjects chronicles architecture as well as the earth’s natural landscape. Some of the locations are specific, like “Art Deco Pools, Miami,” or have the feeling of their community, like “Jaipur, India”. I strive to compel viewers to see the world from a different perspective.

 

 

I explore the idea that, contrary to our desire for individualism, when we too often copy one another; creativity is lost to conformity.

 

 

The houses are duplicated architecturally in many suburbs due to monetary restraints and the socioeconomic state of the inhabitants.

 

 

I want my work to reflect on the world we live in. An aerial glimpse of motorways comments on the infrastructure explosion resulting urban development.

 

 

From the elevated position of high-rise buildings and helicopters, my images of cities and towns, factories and farmlands, power plants, suburban communities and highways are delivered with a distinctive angle on structures frequently taken for granted.

 

 

For my process, I start with the narrative, then proceed to sketch my idea from one my own photographs, Google maps or stock material.

 

 

The next step is to block out the shapes, patterns and color working with Photoshop to further refine composition and color. Finally, it is time to work at the easel.

 

 

I received a BFA in Painting from the Philadelphia College of Art. Featured in private and corporate collections, my work has been juried into many exhibitions. More information and visuals are available on my website.

 

Artist Toni Silber-Delerive invites you to follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.

 

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