Sam Silberstein

Emergenc-e, Acrylic Abstract Painting on Leather, 2019

2019

Artist Commentary: In February of 2013, I was driving around Pasadena, CA. I went down a small street and came face to face with a painted garage door. Whatever images had been paint...

Artist Commentary: An earthy piece about the relationship between humans and nature. This piece comes framed when purchased. The frame is painted the same color as the canvas. Origin...

Patterns 150.0 x 100.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs Acrylic Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Patterns (2010) The collection reveals patterns that we select and follow, either consci...

Artist Commentary: The concept of money and power verses nature and infinity. What's worth more? Which is more powerful? Playing the number game vs. endless opportunity and space. In...

Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting 36" x 36" x 1.5" Hand-signed by the artist in verso. A bright and vibrant rainbow of colors bleed toget...

Artist Commentary: An old disliked cityscape was painted over! It was as if a fog swept over the underpainting and muted it. I had to pay close attention to creating space and light...

Cellular Interventions #2 and #1, 2024 by ALMO From The Geometric Head Series Acrylic paint on cellulose leather Overall size: 60 H cm x 100 W cm. Individual size: 60 H cm x 50 W cm....

Radial Progression #2 and #1, 2024 by ALMO From The Geometric Head Series Acrylic paint on cellulose leather Overall size: 60 H cm x 100 W cm. Individual size: 60 H cm x 50 W cm. Unf...

Ondular Movements #1 and #2, 2024 by ALMO From The Geometric Head Series Acrylic paint on cellulose leather Overall size: 60 H cm x 100 W cm. Individual size: 60 H cm x 50 W cm. Unfr...

"In The Nick Of Time" is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects on leather mounted on round MDF panel. The work itself is 20" diameter, framed to 23" diameter in a wide, dark brown round wooden frame with two bronze painted rings. It includes several photograph of figures. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...

'Now Is Is Now' is a reminder that today happens only today, everything in life and beyond happens right in this moment. The Universe is full of endless possibilities for us. Get ready to receive abundance of health, wealth, love and success in this lifetime, loving the way you live and surrendering to your glorious destiny. Emmi Granlund is a prolific Scandinavian visual artist, interior architect, designer and musician living in Helsinki, Finland and Nashville, Tennessee. Through her holistic design house Atelier Granlund Oy she creates intuitive abstract...

"Gatekeeper" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with yellow background. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 22.5" in a narrow, simple dark wooden frame. It includes several photograph of Black figures. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. This is one of a series of four works -- see image gallery for additional works in the series. Each is listed separately on IstDibs, but I will combine shipping for multiple purchases. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On," Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, Sept - Oct 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...