Manhattan based artist Toni Silber-Delerive received three special recognition awards during the 17th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition.
Hosted by the Upstream People Gallery, the exhibition received approximately 125 art entries from around the world. 25 artists were recognized by juror Laurence Bradshaw, Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
“Toni Silber-Delerive…has a signature style of painting imagery from above and in this case the subject matter is not sky high but a few feet above,” said Bradshaw.
Silber-Delerive’s selected works include “Assorted Chocolates,” “Colorful Cupcakes,” and “Greek Salad.” His paintings offer a unique, above-view perspective to food and are intended to evoke an appreciation of “unconventional views and timeless human habits,” according to the artist.
“These paintings are conceptually related to my aerial paintings of landscapes and objects,” said Silber-Delerive. “From their above-ground perspective, they offer a modern outlook and fresh visual vocabulary, combining elements of abstraction and representation, pattern and grid, surface and illusion, as well as observation, imagination, and memory. While the colors and shapes are traditional, the oversized proportions painted from above display the subject in ways that are both original and recognizable.”
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– Caitlyn Bahrenburg