Gabriel Silva
Bio
Gabriel Silva (Bogotá, 1955) is a highly recognized painter, well-known for his particular worlds. He studied Advertising at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, drawing and painting at Camdem Town, Art Institute in London and recorded at the La Taille Douce workshop in Paris. In 1990 he received an honorable mention at the XXXIII Salon Nacional, as well as at the II Biennial of Art at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogotá. In 1997, he was selected as a finalist with his “Ambush” project for the Luis Caballero Prize. His work is part of imprtant private and public international collections.
Statement
For Gabriel Silva, the divine resides in nature. His beliefs align with Greek mythology, which defined elemental beings as creative and protective geniuses of the earth, water, air, and fire. Elves, gnomes, fairies, undines, naiads, and fauns have been part of the artist's imagination. From the beginning, he has found literature to be an endless source of inspiration. Likewise, cinema, the history of painting, technique, the compositions of artists like El Bosco and Brueghel the Elder, and in the contemporary art landscape, the work of Neo Rauch and Moebius, among many others, have been influential.
Painting is the backbone of his artistic process. In his paintings, the images that later transform into sculptures and ceramic objects emerge. Silva has created his own visual language in which he conceives dreamlike universes from his imagination. His unique use of color on canvas contributes to creating the atmosphere of unknown worlds with enigmatic figures that invite the viewer to immerse themselves in a profound dreamlike dimension.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
