Sula Bermúdez-Silverman Explained

Sula Fay Bermudez-Silverman (born 1993)[1] is an American multi-media artist based in Los Angeles.

Biography

Sula Bermudez-Silverman was born in New York City in 1993 and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, Bermudez-Silverman was an Honorary Artist-in-Residence at Project Row Houses in Houston, Texas.[2] Afterward she would study at the Yale University School of Art, earning her MFA in Sculpture in 2018.[3] Her first exhibition was at the University of Texas at Austin while she was still a student at Yale. Currently, Bermudez-Silverman lives and works in Los Angeles.

Education

Sula Bermudez-Silverman earned her BA in Studio Art from Bard College in 2015, and a MFA in Sculpture at Yale University School of Art in 2018. She also studied at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art and Design in London in 2013.[4]

Artworks

Her artworks are mostly sculptures of various mediums, including sugar, found objects, and hair and has dabbled in video art.[5] Her art primarily focuses on gender, pop culture, and post-colonialism [6] Silverman deliberately leaves her artwork undescribed as for the viewer to find out what parts resonate with their identity. Many of her currently displayed works deal with economic, racial, religious, and gender dynamics in abstraction.

The following are examples of Sula Bermudez-Silverman's artworks:

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions!Exhibition!Organization!Location!Date
SuturesUniversity of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United StatesNovember 2, 2018 - December 7, 2018
Neither Fish, Flesh, nor FowlCalifornia African American MuseumLos Angeles, California, United StatesFebruary 28, 2020 - May 2, 2021[10]
Sighs and Leers and Crocodile TearsMurmursLos Angeles, California, United StatesMarch 7, 2021 — April 10, 2021[11]
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References

  1. Web site: 2018-03-10. Technotihuacan. 2021-04-20. Queer Cultural Center. en-US.
  2. Web site: Lecture with Visiting Artists Yanira Collado, Carlos Sandoval De Leon, and Onajide Shabaka. 2021-04-30. Project Row Houses. en-US.
  3. Web site: Seward. Mahoro. 2021-03-08. Sinéad O'Dwyer offers empowered, body-diverse luxury for AW21. 2021-04-27. i-D. en.
  4. Web site: EXHIBITION: Sula Bermudez-Silverman: Sutures - Texas Today: UT Events & Announcements Calendar. 2021-04-13. Texas Today: UT Events & Announcements Calendar. en.
  5. Web site: Dambrot. Shana Nys. March 16, 2020. Meet an Artist: Sula Bermudez-Silverman. LA Weekly.
  6. Web site: Conner. Allison. March 29, 2021. Tracing the Pop Culture Zombie Myth to Haitian Folklore. Hyperallergic.
  7. Web site: Wheeler. Andre-Naquian. June 18, 2018. Sula Bermudez-Silverman Turns Her Hair Into Embroidered Works of Art. Vice.
  8. Web site: Agustsson. Sola. March 31, 2021. Artists at Work: Sula Bermudez-Silverman. East of Borneo.
  9. Salles. Claire. 2020-12-29. Mots en cheveux. Hériter de l'histoire genrée de la broderie à travers l'écriture. Cahiers ERTA. fr. 24. 9–27. 2353-8953.
  10. Web site: Miranda. Carolina. 2020-04-04. Essential Arts: Art and pandemic — how artists and institutions are faring. 2021-05-10. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  11. Web site: Bermudez-Silverman. Sula. March 2021. Sighs and Leers and Crocodile Tears - Artist Statement. Murmurs.
  12. Web site: Sula Bermudez-Silverman: Sutures - Visual Arts Center - The University of Texas at Austin. 2021-03-12. Visual Arts Center - Department of Art and Art History - University of Texas at Austin. en.
  13. Web site: CAAM Cancelled—Docent-Led Tour: Sula Bermudez-Silverman - Neither Fish, Flesh, nor Fowl. 2021-04-22. caamuseum.org. en.
  14. Web site: Past Exhibition: Sighs and Leers and Crocodile Tears — Murmurs. 2021-04-22. murmurs.la. en.
  15. Web site: 2014-08-21. Community calendar. 2021-04-27. KTLA. en-US.

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