yomarie silva-o’neal
the object of beauty, 2005
aluminum, 22 pieces
dimensions variable, approx 4 x 2 x 5 inches
detail of
yomarie silva-o’neal
the object of beauty, 2005
aluminum, 22 pieces
dimensions variable, approx 4 x 2 x 5 inches
yomarie silva o’neal
leaf 1, 2005
bronze
18 x 9.5 x 6 inches
yomarie silva-o’neal
leaf 3, 2005
bronze
14 x 20 x 6 inches
yomarie silva-o’neal
plaster, wax and graphite
19 x 1 x 19 inches
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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
yomarie silva-o’neal
observationis, 2019
installation: wood, 3-D prints and steel
11’7 x 4 x 10’4 inches
yomarie silva-o’neal
distill, 2019
3-D print, spray paint and wood
13 x 21 x 47 inches
yomarie silva-o’neal
for the love of alchemy, 2019
3-D prints, steel rods and wood
29 x 10 x 56 inches
yomarie silva-o’neal
vestiges 2, 2019
wood, pewter and glass
2 ¾ x 5 1/8 x 25 ½ inches
ARTIST INFORMATION
“My work speaks to my obsession with our intricate and complex relationship with nature. My pieces are an expression of the intersection between art and science. My work has always been concerned with two things, the scientific approach to observing our environment and the aesthetics results of what we discover. How science expresses the nature of things and how a carefully-crafted aesthetic can reveal the nature of beauty.”
Through a juxtaposition of natural forms and geometric rigidity, yomarie silva-o’neal commands viewer’s attention using organic shapes layered over mechanical images of man-made vessels. Her work re-examines the intricacy and complexity of our relationship with nature and is comprised of artworks that express the intersection between art and science. 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.
