MIKE SILVA (b. 1970)
Window, 2023
Oil on linen
81.3 x 61 cm
Mike Silva paints portraits, interiors and still lives that are intimately connected to personal memory. Silva works from photographic images, first capturing his scenes on camera returning to them many years later once the image has had time to 'cure'.
Window was produced for Silva's second show at The Approach, London, light is the central protagonist of the works in the exhibition. Silva possesses a flair for noticing and depicting light.
Provenance
The Approach, London, where purchased 2023
Exhibited
London, The Approach, New Paintings, June-August 2023.
Bristol, Arnolfini Arts, Dream and Refuge, November 2023 - January 2024.