Autumn

2023

30" x 60" x 4"

13,000 wood dowels (2,000 ¼” diameter in walnut, 4,400 ⅛” diameter in poplar, and 6,600 1/12” diameter in birch) topped with 24kt gold leaf, silver leaf, palladium leaf, copper leaf and leaf in six different gold alloys (caplain, champagne, florin, lemon, moon & white).

16 pieces

Red stream III

Red stream III

Stained glass, wood dowels, acrylic on wood panels

4.5’ x 6.5‘ x 14”

2022

Red stream III - detail 1

Red stream II

Red stream II

Stained glass, wood dowels, acrylic on wood panels

4.5’ x 12‘ x 14”

2022

Red stream II - detail 1

Red stream II - detail 2

Red stream

Red stream

Stained glass, wood dowels, acrylic on wood panels

6’ x 10‘ x 14”

2021

Red stream - detail 1

Red stream - detail 2

Red stream - detail 3

Red stream - detail 4

Pattern II

Pattern II

Gold leaf, wood dowels, acrylic on wood panel

16” x 16” x 6”

2021

Pattern II - detail 1

Pattern II - detail 2

Pattern I

Pattern I

Brass rods, acrylic on wood panel

16” x 16” x 6”

2021

Pattern I - detail 1

Pattern I - detail 2

Frozen waterfall III

Frozen waterfall III

Discarded books, acrylic on wood panel

26” x 23” x 4”

2021

Frozen waterfall iii - detail 1

Frozen waterfall iii - detail 2

Frozen waterfall iii - detail 3

Great Expectations: overflowing

Great Expectations: overflowing

Great Expectations: overflowing - detail 1

Great Expectations: overflowing - detail 2

Great Expectations: overflowing - detail 3

Allegro assai

Allegro assai

Allegro assai - in situ lighting 1

Allegro assai - in situ lighting 2

Allegro assai - in situ lighting 3

Copper waves

Copper waves

Copper waves - detail 1

Copper waves - detail 2

Déjàblu

Déjàblu

Déjàblu - detail

Déjàblu - detail 2

The 32 Goldberg Variations

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “The Goldberg Variations” by Gregg Silvis

Interview on the Goldberg Variations - Delaware Public Media

Aria

Variation #1

Variation #2

Variation #3

Variation #4

Goldberg Variation #4

This is a playable version of my Goldberg Variation #4.

Variation #5

Variation #6

Variation #7

Variation #8

Variation #9

Acrylic, wood dowels

8”x 8”

2019

Variation #10

Variation #11

Variation #12

Variation #13

Variation #14

Variation #15

Variation #16

Variation #17

Variation #18

Variation #19

Variation #20

Variation #21

Variation #22

Variation #23

Variation #24

Variation #25

Variation #26

Variation #27

Variation #28

Variation #29

Variation #30

Aria da capo

Potential energy, released

Potential energy, released

Discarded journals, acrylic on wood panel

24” x 30” x 16”

2019

Potential energy, released - detail 1

Potential energy, released - detail 2

Versus

More words go here…

Versus

Versus - detail 1

Versus - detail 2

Potential energy, inverted

Potential energy, inverted

Potential energy, inverted - detail 1

Potential energy, inverted - detail 2

Potential energy, inverted - detail 3

Potential energy

Potential energy

Potential energy - detail

Homage to the card catalog

Homage to the card catalog

Homage to the card catalog - detail

Ripples

Ripples

Ripples - detail 1

Ripples - detail 2

Frozen waterfall II

Frozen waterfall II

Frozen waterfall II - detail 1

Frozen waterfall II - detail 2

Frozen waterfall II - detail 3

Flowing water

Flowing water

Flowing water - detail 1

Flowing water - detail 2

Flowing water - detail 3

Flowing water - detail 4

Frozen waterfall

Frozen waterfall

Frozen waterfall - detail 1

Frozen waterfall - detail 2

Frozen waterfall - detail 3

Frozen waterfall - detail 4

Frozen waterfall - detail 5

Great Expectations: illuminated

Great Expectations: illuminated

Great Expectations: illuminated - detail 1

Great Expectations: illuminated - detail 2

Great Expectations: illuminated - detail 3

Great Expectations: illuminated - detail 4

Great Expectations: suspended

Great Expectations: suspended

Great Expectations: suspended - detail 1

Great Expectations: suspended - detail 2

Great Expectations: suspended - detail 3

Great Expectations: suspended - detail 4

Great Expectations: unexpressed

Great Expectations: unexpressed

Great Expectations: unexpressed - detail 1

Great Expectations: unexpressed - detail 2

Great Expectations: unexpressed - detail 3

Great Expectations: well done

Great Expectations: well done

Great Expectations: well done - detail 1

Great Expectations: well done - detail 2

Great Expectations: well done - detail 3

Great Expectations: well done - detail 4

Great Expectations: word by word

Great Expectations: word by word

Great Expectations: word by word - detail 1

Great Expectations: word by word - detail 2

Great Expectations: word by word - detail 3

Great Expectations: crushed

Great Expectations: crushed

Great Expectations: crushed - detail 1

Great Expectations: crushed - detail 2

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned - detail 1

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned - detail 2

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned - detail 3

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned - detail 4

Great Expectations: blocked

Great Expectations: blocked

Great Expectations: blocked - detail 1

Great Expectations: blocked - detail 2

Great Expectations: unscrolled

Great Expectations: unscrolled

Great Expectations: unscrolled - detail 1

Great Expectations: unscrolled - detail 2

Great Expectations: unscrolled - detail 3

Great Expectations: cremated

Great Expectations: cremated

Great Expectations: cremated - detail 1

Great Expectations: cremated - detail 2

Great Expectations: marginalized

Great Expectations: marginalized

Great Expectations: marginalized - detail 1

Great Expectations: marginalized - detail 2

Great Expectations: on edge

Great Expectations: on edge

Great Expectations: on edge - detail 1

Great Expectations: on edge - detail 2

Great Expectations: loosely knit

Great Expectations: loosely knit

Great Expectations: loosely knit - detail 1

Great Expectations: loosely knit - detal 2

Great Expectations: loosely knit - detail 3

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Great Expectations: overflowing

Allegro assai

Copper waves

Déjàblu

The 32 Goldberg Variations

Potential energy, released

Versus

Potential energy, inverted

Potential energy

Homage to the card catalog

Great Expectations: illuminated

Great Expectations: suspended

Great Expectations: unexpressed

Great Expectations: well done

Great Expectations: word by word

Great Expectations: crushed

Great Expectations: cross-sectioned

Great Expectations: blocked

Great Expectations: unscrolled

Great Expectations: cremated

Great Expectations: marginalized

Great Expectations: on edge

Great Expectations: loosely knit