Glass Artist Silvia Levenson
Saturday, January 30, 2016
2:00-5:00PM
Glass artist Silvia Levenson visits San Francisco to discuss her work in Without Camouflage. Dafna Kaffeman. Silvia Levenson.
In this Design Lab event, Silvia will explain the glass techniques she employs to achieve the effect displayed in her works, including Familia and Where Are You Going, a part of her popular Strange Little Girls series. After an artist’s tour of the exhibition, workshop participants will mimic Levenson’s aesthetic through glass coldworking methods including photo transfers and collage work.
Born in Argentina, Silvia has lived in Italy since 1981, and maintains her studio in Lesa.
About Silvia Levenson:
This January, glass artist Silvia Levenson visits San Francisco to lead two days of programming to accompany her work in Without Camouflage. Dafna Kaffeman. Silvia Levenson.
In our evening MCD Speaker Series event, Silvia will discuss her fierce feminist ideologies and how she uses glass as a narrative medium in order to speak to the viewer directly from her soul.
The following Saturday, Levenson leads a hands-on Design Lab workshop where participants will learn more about her art-making process and mimic her style with an adapted photo transfer-to-glass technique.
Born in Argentina, Silvia has lived in Italy since 1981, and maintains her studio in Lesa.
