Untitled Lamp (White)

Bobby Silverman
Untitled Lamp (White), 2024

Dimensions:
20 × 20 × 21 in (W x D x H)
50.8 x 50.8 x 53.34 cm

About this Bobby Silverman Lamp

Crafted in 2024, this Bobby Silverman lamp encapsulates the artist’s vision of a postmodern natural world, exploring the intersection of man-made industrial materials and delicate organic textures.

A unique process of multi-layered, unglazed firing of mid-range porcelain gives this Bobby Silverman lamp its unique shape and texture. The lamp was first fired to its maturing temperature without glaze, and then each piece was sprayed with multiple layers before a second round of firing. This process is repeated until the desired texture is realized, leading to the naturalistic texture.

The Unique Vision of Bobby Silverman

“Human interaction with the natural world has never been more catastrophically invasive. Yet the nostalgia for a lost primeval paradise or the utopia of a saved environment leaves us empty handed. I am interested in the defining the beauty found in a post-natural environment, the world in which we must live, survive and create,” Silverman’s artist statement reads.

Silverman blends traditional craftsmanship with industrial forms through the ceramic medium, leading to a one-of-a-kind exploration into humanity’s impact on the natural world. His work explores the theme of the human hand’s impact as an environmental destructor as well as a source of creative beauty.

“My proposal is to look at what we have and make it ethical, beautiful and very much of the moment.”

Bobby Silverman – Shaping the Natural World

Bobby Silverman is a contemporary artist from Port Jefferson, NY. He has earned multiple degrees from his studies across several schools, receiving his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and his BA in Social Geography from Clark University Worcester.

Silverman has taught and lectured in China, the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East and currently serves as Director of the Ceramics Center at the 92nd St. Y in New York City. His work is held internationally in public and private collections including those of the Museum of Arts and Design, the European Ceramic Work Center, The Museum of Fine Arts, and the Renwick Gallery of The Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Designed and created by Bobby Silverman in 2024.

Material:

Glazed Porcelain, 3D Printed Resin, Paper Pulp, Lighting Fixture

Bobby Silverman’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in many private and public collections including the Museum of Arts and Design, the European Ceramic Work Center, The Museum of Fine Arts, and the Renwick Gallery of The Smithsonian American Art Museum. He has received fellowships from the Louisiana State Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council for the Arts, and the Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship. He earned his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and his BA in Social Geography from Clark University Worcester. Silverman has taught and lectured in China, the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. He is currently the Director of the Ceramics Center at the 92nd St. Y in New York City.