Art by Medium: Silver

Oil and silver leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continu...

"The play of water and light has fascinated me for years. From childhood I have found sunlight underwater mesmerising - be it a Cornish rock pool or The Red Sea, the movement and diffraction of light excites me. Add to that the thrill of schools of fish - specifically Akule, which are found in seas off Hawaii. I spent some time wanting to make a series of prints that captured the play of light on these fast moving fish - creating flowing abstract forms and textures." - Mike G Jackson The goal isn't to replicate the real world - it is to show where the real world and the process meet - sometimes pushing towards the real world, sometimes pushing towards the process - but never completely at either extreme. - Michael G Jackson Michael Jackson (b.1966) is an experimental photographer based in North Dorset, England. He studied art at West Dean College in Sussex, then apprenticed under landscape painter Christopher W Baker and later discovered his passion for photography. He moved away from working with traditional camera techniques in 2015 and is currently progressing the Luminogram process into new directions in which he has become regarded as a leading practitioner. His work has been exhibited internationally and is part of various private and museum collections including The National Art Gallery in Washington, USA. Selected Press: “Mike Jackson...

COLOUR BANDS 44" x 44" $10,000 About the Series: For Dray, Philosophy deals in the abstract and abstraction is an indispensable tool in art and culture. Through his paintings, he reasserts that abstraction has been a part of humanity, all cultures in all ages. It’s an indispensable tool, as we create symbols, vessels to fill with allusions and messages. The resulting artwork have a strong sense of purpose. Each painting contains hundreds of hand coloured trapezoid shapes, hand drawn with a sharp blade onto silver or gold leaf. Each coloured shape can be interpreted to represent an ‘atomic’ element. On its own a block of colour is insignificant but seen as part of a whole it becomes dynamic and alive reflecting on how nature works. The phenomena of light is also important to the work. The light of the sun in a room illuminates and reflects off the paintings as they come alive and change through time. About the Artist: Benjamin Dray...

WATERFALL 39" x 49", $12,000 Frame option is available. About the Series: For Dray, Philosophy deals in the abstract and abstraction is an indispensable tool in art and culture. Through his paintings, he reasserts that abstraction has been a part of humanity, all cultures in all ages. It’s an indispensable tool, as we create symbols, vessels to fill with allusions and messages. The resulting artwork have a strong sense of purpose. Each painting contains hundreds of hand coloured trapezoid shapes, hand drawn with a sharp blade onto silver or gold leaf. Each coloured shape can be interpreted to represent an ‘atomic’ element. On its own a block of colour is insignificant but seen as part of a whole it becomes dynamic and alive reflecting on how nature works. The phenomena of light is also important to the work. The light of the sun in a room illuminates and reflects off the paintings as they come alive and change through time. About the Artist: Benjamin Dray...

Silver Sculpture 'Curva II' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German silver sculpture Silver - Alpaca Certificate of authenticity Numbered and sign...

Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.

Silver Sculpture 'Phönix I' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German silver sculpture (alloy of copper, nickel and zinc) Numbered and signed artwork...

THE SOURCE OF ENERGY 40" x 60", $12,000 Frame option is available. About the Series: For Dray, Philosophy deals in the abstract and abstraction is an in...

Metallic silver paint is used in this painting. When a simple vertical line finds itself in the midst of accidental organic chaos, a sense of directionality and stability is introdu...

Continuance Ring 3 is a one-of-a kind wearable art piece by Alexandra Forsythe and part of the Instantiating Time Collection. A body of work reflecting objects...

Continuance Ring 5 is a one-of-a kind wearable art piece by Alexandra Forsythe and part of the Instantiating Time Collection. A body of work reflecting objects...

The Perpetuations Neckpiece ( w/ detachable brooch) is a one-of-a kind wearable art piece by Alexandra Forsythe. The necklace has a detachable pin that can be removed and worn as a complement to the necklace or on it's own. This remarkable conversation piece is made of Sterling silver, with petrified wood, and agate. The Instantiating Time Collection is a body of work reflecting objects...

Continuance Ring 4 is a one-of-a kind wearable art piece by Alexandra Forsythe and part of the Instantiating Time Collection. A body of work reflecting objects...

Miya Ando Sanun Kaigetsunojou (Clouds Over Mountains And The Moon - Zengo), 2023 Natural indigo & micronized pure silver on Kozo paper 39 x 39 inches MA1340 Miya Ando’s paintings, s...

Jim Hodges and Andy Warhol I Remember Heaven Offset Lithograph with silver foil on glossy stock Year: 2007 Size: 24x18in Edition: 1,000 Unsigned and unnumbe...

Oil Painting / Silver Leaf on Canvas, by Master Colorist Jose Luis Bustamante. Exhibited at the Jose Luis Cuevas Museum in Mexico City in September 2016 and at the National Arts Clu...