Robert Silvers
$50,000
American (1968)
About the artist:
Ingeniously breaching the gap between art and science, Robert Silvers’ ubiquitous photomosaics portray familiar images throughout history and contemporary culture, either portraits of well-known personalities, world currency or fascinating renditions of masterpiece paintings. Silvers invented his craft while still a student at MIT. His intricate works offer a unique optical perspective and have gained world wide acclaim as part of famous art collections such as: AXA Courtage, Coca-Cola, CNN, Disney, Fortune Magazine, IBM, Lucasfilm Ltd., MasterCard International, National Geographic, and Newsweek. His upcoming projects include a 2007 retrospective exhibition at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.. Robert Silvers resides outside Boston, Massachusetts. BORN: 1968 EDUCATION: MIT Media Lab, Boston Massachussetts SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 2007 Scott Richards Contemporary Art 2006 Photo Miami 2005 Scott Richards Contemporary Art – Art Santa Fe/ Art Toronto 2004 Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida 2003 Maruani & Noirhomme Gallery, Knokke, Belgium Russeck Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2002 Art Palm Beach, Fabien Fryns FIAC, Paris, Galerie Punto TIAF, Toronto, Fabien Fryns Art Chicago, Galerie Punto ARCO, Madrid Art Miami, Fabien Fryns 2001 National Portrait Gallery, London TIAF, Toronto, Fabien Fryns 2000 ART BASAL, Studio Trisorio MIART, Milan, Fabien Fryns Velge and Noirhomme Gallery, Brussels Photography Triennale, Milan 1999 ARTISSIMA, Turin, Fabien Fryns 1998 European Academy, London SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: Agfa Europe Audi AXA Courtage Coca Cola CNN DGZ DekaBank Disney Fortune Magazine GEO Magazine Hewlett Packard IBM Library of Congress Lucasfilm Ltd. Mastercard International National Geographic Newsweek Magazine Maeght Foundation Paramount Pictures Playboy Enterprises AWARDS AND NOTABLE MENTIONS: The National Gallery in London selected Silvers’ portrait of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates for their “Painting the Century” exhibit, highlighting influential art of the 21st century. Mastercard’s Photomosaic was awarded First Price for print advertising at the CIMA Awards LIFE Magazine’s Photomosaic cover won a Merit Award from The Art Director’s Club. Premiere Magazine selected The Truman Show Photomosaic poster as one of the top 50 movie posters of all time. Photomosaic Jigsaw Puzzles were awarded Puzzle of the Year honors by the Australian Games Association. A Photomosaic calendar won Japan’s Minister of Education Prize. Commissioned portraits of Senator Barry Goldwater, Vice President Al Gore, and H. M. King Hussein of Jordan. Nineteen countries have commissioned Robert Silvers to make collectible stamps. PUBLICATIONS: 2006 Robert Silvers – Photomosaics, Scott Richards Contemporary Art; San Francisco, CA 2000 Photomosaic Portraits, Robert Silvers 1997 Photomosaics, Robert Silvers, edited by Michael Hawley SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1999 American Way magazine, Nov. 15, profile article Boston Herald, March 13, 1998, Photo in Celebrity section Time, March 29, page 192 Rangefinder, April, page 18 Sun Storm Fine Art, Spring 1998 Boston Magazine, January BNN Boston Television, taped January 21 WBZ-TV (CBS) Channel 4, Gary LaPierre talks about Photomosaics, March 12 WBZ-TV (CBS) Channel 4, Scott Wahle and Joyce Kulhawik, March 12 WCVB-TB (ABC) Channel 5, Jim Boyd talks about Rob Silvers, March 12 WFXT-TV (FOX) Channel 25, Tory Ryden talks about Rob Silvers, March 12 WLVI-TV (WB) Channel 56, Mike Wankum, March 12 NECN First Look, Stephanie Hard, March 13 CNN, January 8 The North Beach Irregular, January Cape Cod Times, March 13, photo with Diana Corel Magazine, January, page 48 Dutch Television, Ivo Niehe talk show, February 5 E-TV! Network, taped Jan. 21, aired February 2 Focus Magazine (Italy), March Fortune, April 27, page 93 EL Pais Semanal (Spain), February 8, pages 42-51 PC Magazine, ”Photomosaic Art,” January, page 9 Photo Insider Magazine, story on Photomosaics, Jan/Feb/March, pages 12-15 Photo Market Magazine, February Popular Photography, March Silicon Surf online, January 26 Swing Magazine. February 1998 Good Morning America, Sunday, January 18 Graphic Arts Monthly, February Graphic Design 98, April Hel Parool of Holland, cover story, image of the Queen, February 1 The Learning Channel, March Multimedia Magazine (Italy), Genaraio, pages 40-43 1997 Boston Globe, front page, business section, November 5 New York Magazine, December 15, page 114 New York Times, Business Section, December 22 Newsweek Radio, ”Making of the Diana Cover”, heard in New York, Washington DC, Miami, Cape Cod, San Francisco, among others, December 14 CNN, story on Photomosaics, December 8 CNN-FN—Digital Jam, interview, November 13 The Day, newspaper, September 16, page B6 Fortune Magazine, October 13, pages 162-163 Publish Magazine, March Photo District News, April FOX on Trends (news), interview, November 7 San Francisco Chronicle, Book Review , November 23 I.D. Magazine, January, page 32 Independent Newspaper of London, December 15 Jump Magazine (Italy), feature story, October, pages 26-31 MS-NBC, Diana Photomosaic shown, December 15 USA Today, December 22, LIFE section WHDH Channel 7 News, Segment on Photomosaics, Boston MA, December 6 WIRED Magazine, October, pages 156-157 Newsweek, December 8, , pages 91-92 1996 Arizona Tribune, page D1, October 8 Cape Cod Times, page C1, October 3 Digital Creativity, October/November, page 10 House and Garden Magazine, March, color illustration, page 98 GEO Magazine, Extra, page 55 IBM Systems Journal, cover, volume 35, number 1 WHDH Channel 7 News, interview, Boston MA, October 4 NBC DATELINE, interview, October 20 1995 Media Lab FRAMES, July / August
Ingeniously breaching the gap between art and science, Robert Silvers’ ubiquitous photomosaics portray familiar images throughout history and contemporary culture, either portraits of well-known personalities, world currency or fascinating
$50,000
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