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Silvia Levenson research

'''Museo municipal de arte en vidrio de Alcorcon. Silvia Levenson. Vetroricerca. Alcorcon: MAVA, 2006.'''

Faculty, Bolzano Vetroricerca GlassModern School, 1996-

Studied Switzerland and Sars Poteries, France

Opened own studio 1990

The artist uses lost wax casting process with little subsequent work in cold. Her narratives are often advance through the incorporation of multimedia. Her modes of expression include irony, sarcasm, "and the presentation of settings or situations which are absurd or ridiculous." (p.6)

Glass for SL is a material that inhabits the domestic world "which stands alongside other nameless objects that make day-to-day life easier." (p.5) By removing glass from its normal sphere and transforming into objects such as knives, shoes, and bags/purses, objects are used as vehicles to express concepts including exile, repression under dictatorship, as well as more familiar themes like family relationships and domestic violence.

I '''See You're a Bit Nervous. 2005'''

Her work is about the tensions in everyday life. Objects are small, household dimensions.

Parallels in the work of artists like Jana Sterbak

Not openly hostile or sarcastic

Clothing as metaphor

Uses beauty and irony as a lure