“I waited for you, but you never came” at the Smith House
March 08th, 2010
Rebecca Silberman’s exhibition “I waited for you, but you never came” will be on view in the Smith House’s Darrin-McHone Art Gallery. The artist’s show will open to the public on March 3. The Arts Council of the Valley will host a closing reception with appetizers and beverages to celebrate the dramatic work of this artist from 5-7 p.m. on March 26.
“I waited for you, but you never came” is an incarnation of a previous project by Silberman in which she employs new means of representing past themes. The show includes mixed-media works on paper as well as sculpture. The complexity and intricacy of each of the pieces on paper is not only impressive but also challenging. The images evoke emotions of pain, loss, and loneliness. The pulled threads through the sheets of paper, the cramped bodies, and the subdued colors lead the viewer through a stirring journey. However, with the images of buried forms and vivid colors she introduces a mystical sense of hope.
Silberman is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at James Madison University where she teaches beginning to advanced photography classes. Before teaching at James Madison University, Silberman taught at the University of Virginia as a Visiting Instructor of Art while also having an artist residency in Clinton, New York. Silberman earned her M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University. The artist has shown in various solo and two-person exhibitions. Recently her work has been featured at the Staunton Augusta Art Center in Staunton, Virginia, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Galleries in Bethesda, MD, and the Artemisia Gallery in Chicago.
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