OBSERVATIONIS
Yomarie Silva-O’Neal
Yomarie Silva-O’Neal
October 5 – November 2, 2019
INSTALLATION VIEWS
& SELECTED WORKS
& SELECTED WORKS
Yomarie Silva-O’Neal
plaster, wax and graphite
19 x 1 x 19 inches
from top left |
paecilomyces cicadae, 2019
lichen apothecia, 2019
organ pipe fungus, 2019
aristolochia grandiflora, 2019
trapa natans, 2019
pilobolus, 2019
tremelia mesterica, 2019
oak cross section, 2019
ramalina menziesii lichen, 2019
daedalea quernica, 2019
momordica charantia, 2019
echinidea, 2019
OBSERVATIONIS is a new focus show featuring works by Yomarie Silva-O’Neal. The selection re-examines the intricacy and complexity of our relationship with nature and is comprised of artworks that express the intersection between art and science. Silva-O’Neal commands the viewer’s attention through a juxtaposition of natural forms and geometric rigidity using organic shapes layered over mechanical images of man-made vessels.
In the greenhouse-like structure known as a “lean to”, the spectator is invited to experience the installation offering a stimulating physical and visual challenge regarding the meaning of the forms. The pieces express the presence of science in nature and explore how a carefully-crafted aesthetic can reveal beauty’s core. This scientific and artistic journey illuminates what is often implicit, thereby giving us a distilled understanding and knowledge of the essence of our world.