robert silvers

Ingeniously breaching the gap between art and science, Robert Silvers’ ubiquitous photomosaics portray familiar images throughout history and contemporary culture, either portraits of well-known personalities, world currency or fascinating renditions of masterpiece paintings.

Silvers invented his craft while still a student at MIT. His intricate works offer a unique optical perspective and have gained world wide acclaim as part of famous art collections such as: AXA Courtage, Coca-Cola, CNN, Disney, Fortune Magazine, IBM, Lucasfilm Ltd., MasterCard International, National Geographic, and Newsweek. His upcoming projects include a 2007 retrospective exhibition at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.. Robert Silvers resides outside Boston, Massachusetts.

BORN: 1968

EDUCATION: MIT Media Lab, Boston Massachussetts

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2007 Scott Richards Contemporary Art
2006 Photo Miami
2005 Scott Richards Contemporary Art – Art Santa Fe/ Art Toronto
2004 Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
2003 Maruani & Noirhomme Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Russeck Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Art Palm Beach, Fabien Fryns
FIAC, Paris, Galerie Punto
TIAF, Toronto, Fabien Fryns
Art Chicago, Galerie Punto
ARCO, Madrid
Art Miami, Fabien Fryns
2001 National Portrait Gallery, London
TIAF, Toronto, Fabien Fryns
2000 ART BASAL, Studio Trisorio
MIART, Milan, Fabien Fryns
Velge and Noirhomme Gallery, Brussels
Photography Triennale, Milan
1999 ARTISSIMA, Turin, Fabien Fryns
1998 European Academy, London

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Agfa Europe
Audi
AXA Courtage
Coca Cola
CNN
DGZ DekaBank
Disney
Fortune Magazine
GEO Magazine
Hewlett Packard
IBM
Library of Congress
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Mastercard International
National Geographic
Newsweek Magazine
Maeght Foundation
Paramount Pictures
Playboy Enterprises

AWARDS AND NOTABLE MENTIONS:

The National Gallery in London selected Silvers’ portrait of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates for
their “Painting the Century” exhibit, highlighting influential art of the 21st century.

Mastercard’s Photomosaic was awarded First Price for print advertising at the CIMA Awards
LIFE Magazine’s Photomosaic cover won a Merit Award from The Art Director’s Club.

Premiere Magazine selected The Truman Show Photomosaic poster as one of the top 50
movie posters of all time.

Photomosaic Jigsaw Puzzles were awarded Puzzle of the Year honors by the Australian
Games Association.

A Photomosaic calendar won Japan’s Minister of Education Prize.

Commissioned portraits of Senator Barry Goldwater, Vice President Al Gore, and H. M. King
Hussein of Jordan.

Nineteen countries have commissioned Robert Silvers to make collectible stamps.

PUBLICATIONS:

2006 Robert Silvers – Photomosaics, Scott Richards Contemporary Art; San Francisco, CA
2000 Photomosaic Portraits, Robert Silvers
1997 Photomosaics, Robert Silvers, edited by Michael Hawley

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1999 American Way magazine, Nov. 15, profile article
Boston Herald, March 13, 1998, Photo in Celebrity section
Time, March 29, page 192
Rangefinder, April, page 18
Sun Storm Fine Art, Spring
1998 Boston Magazine, January
BNN Boston Television, taped January 21
WBZ-TV (CBS) Channel 4, Gary LaPierre talks about Photomosaics, March 12
WBZ-TV (CBS) Channel 4, Scott Wahle and Joyce Kulhawik, March 12
WCVB-TB (ABC) Channel 5, Jim Boyd talks about Rob Silvers, March 12
WFXT-TV (FOX) Channel 25, Tory Ryden talks about Rob Silvers, March 12
WLVI-TV (WB) Channel 56, Mike Wankum, March 12
NECN First Look, Stephanie Hard, March 13
CNN, January 8
The North Beach Irregular, January
Cape Cod Times, March 13, photo with Diana
Corel Magazine, January, page 48
Dutch Television, Ivo Niehe talk show, February 5
E-TV! Network, taped Jan. 21, aired February 2
Focus Magazine (Italy), March
Fortune, April 27, page 93
EL Pais Semanal (Spain), February 8, pages 42-51
PC Magazine, ”Photomosaic Art,” January, page 9
Photo Insider Magazine, story on Photomosaics, Jan/Feb/March, pages 12-15
Photo Market Magazine, February
Popular Photography, March
Silicon Surf online, January 26
Swing Magazine. February
1998 Good Morning America, Sunday, January 18
Graphic Arts Monthly, February
Graphic Design 98, April
Hel Parool of Holland, cover story, image of the Queen, February 1
The Learning Channel, March
Multimedia Magazine (Italy), Genaraio, pages 40-43
1997 Boston Globe, front page, business section, November 5
New York Magazine, December 15, page 114
New York Times, Business Section, December 22
Newsweek Radio, ”Making of the Diana Cover”, heard in New York, Washington DC, Miami, Cape Cod,
San Francisco, among others, December 14
CNN, story on Photomosaics, December 8
CNN-FN—Digital Jam, interview, November 13
The Day, newspaper, September 16, page B6
Fortune Magazine, October 13, pages 162-163
Publish Magazine, March
Photo District News, April
FOX on Trends (news), interview, November 7
San Francisco Chronicle, Book Review , November 23
I.D. Magazine, January, page 32
Independent Newspaper of London, December 15
Jump Magazine (Italy), feature story, October, pages 26-31
MS-NBC, Diana Photomosaic shown, December 15
USA Today, December 22, LIFE section
WHDH Channel 7 News, Segment on Photomosaics, Boston MA, December 6
WIRED Magazine, October, pages 156-157
Newsweek, December 8, , pages 91-92
1996 Arizona Tribune, page D1, October 8
Cape Cod Times, page C1, October 3
Digital Creativity, October/November, page 10
House and Garden Magazine, March, color illustration, page 98
GEO Magazine, Extra, page 55
IBM Systems Journal, cover, volume 35, number 1
WHDH Channel 7 News, interview, Boston MA, October 4
NBC DATELINE, interview, October 20
1995 Media Lab FRAMES, July / August