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Michael Sillers
Window
monoprint produced by physical manipulation of a digital photograph
About the Work
Each work is part of a collection of artifacts that we produce as a species. They show the effect we have and how we interact with our environment, sometimes with a result more beautiful or more disturbing than we would expect. Each piece has a message of its own, reaching deeply into our own subconscious to bring out what we really feel. The effect is melancholy, sometimes even haunting; an invocation of a dreamlike contemplation of our world.
About the Artist
Michael Sillers was born in London, Ontario, and raised in Toronto. He studied at the Ontario College of Art after which he spent several years in the retail photography industry. More recently, he is exploring the application of manual techniques to his digital photography, which has been exhibited from Argentina and Texas back to Toronto and nearby communities. He continues to paint and combine traditional and new media in his work. Michael's work recently won an honourable mention at the Scarborough Arts Council's annual Juried Show. He is represented by the ACA Gallery in Toronto and is a member of the Artists' Network of Riverdale, actively showing throughout Ontario. Michael is often involved in charity and social causes.
