Artwork by Tali Silver is on display in the Library for the Fall 2009 semester.
Silver works in painting, mixed media, watercolors and photography. She was educated in the Midrasha Teachers' College in Israel and continued taking studio courses in the U.S., at Mass Art and other local institutes. Since 1999, she has been an adjunct professor in the School for Visual and Performing Arts at Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts.
Beauty and Danger 22" x 30" Watercolor 2009
I am drawn to mystery and darkness. I strive to play these qualities against a presence of light. In the road theme paintings, the landscapes are the settings of a daily drama. Familiar roadsides stretch beneath overarching skies. The sky, the most beautiful canvas of all, streams down its hues. The common experience of speeding along the highway becomes a metaphor for living; it conveys a sense of moving towards an impending encounter with the unknown.
My process is based on photographs which I appropriate or shoot while driving. I work out the composition through small sketches and manipulations in Photoshop. I apply paint in layers. Using watercolors, I alternate multiple washes and dry brushwork. I love the challenge which is unique to watercolors, of maintaining the white paper highlights. It makes me think of things in life, which need to be protected in order for the light to shine through.
