New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
May 03, 2008 - A recent MFA recipient of School of Visual Arts' Illustration as Visual Essay department in Manhattan, Charice Silverman has exhibited in Manhattan, San Francisco, and now in New Jersey. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
At first an everyday scene: “A woman reaching for a diet coke amid burgers and fries”.
When enlarged and reconstructed as paint on canvas, the viewer may wonder why this particular scene was chosen and, if it really shouldn't be looked at more closely. Isn't it strange, then, this regular behavior of ours of drinking a 1 calorie beverage with a fat-laden, high-caloric meal? This painting is typical of Charice Silverman's work, which uses "ordinary" scenes to ask larger societal questions. With its bright colors and painterly technique, these often humorous paintings further engage the viewer.
Judith Linhares (Artist instructor, The School of Visual Arts, Thesis advisor for Charice Silverman) about Charice Silverman:
Charice Silverman’s lushly painted works cast a critical eye on our current consumer culture. Her paintings depicting 'Botox parties' and beauty products point out the absurdity of our fantasies and bring home how vulnerable we are to manipulation through images.
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