Daniel Silver
‘I try to carry and condense the whole world into these human-like forms when I make them. I want my sculptures to communicate something of what it is to be human.’
The sculptures of Daniel Silver (b. 1972, London) explore the many forms and presences of the human body. His practice is influenced by the art of the ancient world, modernism, Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytic theories. Silver uses concrete, bronze, marble, stone, wood and clay and his works often manifest as monuments or fragments. He uses sculpture to explore what it is to be human, both physically and psychologically.
Daniel Silver's 2013 installation Dig, an Artangel commission, took place in a derelict London cinema, where he presented an imagined archaeological dig of sculptures looking both ancient and futuristic, conceived by the artist as a ‘history of sculpture’. In 2019, a commission for London’s Bloomberg Space resulted in a set of monumental, figurative works that spoke of the artist’s fascination with psychology as well as his profound interest in ancient cultures. For his 2022 solo exhibition at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, Silver developed a series of new works using oil paint and ceramic and he has continued to explore and combine these two seemingly contradictory mediums since. The artist’s new busts are often inspired by Greco Roman sculpture; such artifacts are a persistent influence, drawn as he is to their incomplete nature. The painted surfaces of the ceramics allow his sculptures to speak in a new way, one encounters them not just as objects but also as surfaces; the paint makes them more specific and creates a certain restless energy. Silver makes these works in ‘families’ so there is a relationship between them, yet they can exist in other scenarios as well, reflecting and communicating in different ways, alone or together, depending on the context.
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Daniel Silver
Sculpture in the City 3 Sep 20243 September 2024 until Spring 2025 40 Leadenhall Street, London Daniel Silver is among the 17 artists included in the 13th Edition of Sculpture in...Read more -
Drawing Room Biennial 2024
Drawing Room, London 3 May 20243 May–3 July 2024 Online auction opens noon, 19 June Auction bidding ends 8pm, 3 July Anna Barriball, Tacita Dean, Callum Innes, Cornelia Parker and...Read more -
Dorothy Cross & Daniel Silver
Healing Ruins at Cinili Hamam, Istanbul 30 Sep 2023Healing Ruins curated by Anlam de Coster Çinili Hamam, Istanbul 30 September – 30 November 2023 Before resuming its original function as public baths,...Read more -
Daniel Silver
Chorus and the Walking Tables at CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 24 Nov 202224 November 2022–21 January 2023 The starting point of Daniel Silver's new solo exhibition at CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo entitled 'Chorus and the Walking Tables', is...Read more
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Daniel Silver & Nina Chua
Castlfield Art Gallery, Manchester 30 Oct 202230 October 2022–29 January 2023 Castlefield Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Nina Chua and Daniel Silver as part of an ongoing series of...Read more -
Daniel Silver & Phyllida Barlow
Artist Talk at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh 23 Jun 2022Daniel Silver in conversation with Phyllida Barlow 5 August 2022, 6.30–7.30pm Artists Phyllida Barlow and Daniel Silver in conversation about making sculpture and giving life...Read more -
Daniel Silver
Looking at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh 11 Jun 202211 June–25 September 2022 Edinburgh Festivals Exhibition Painted ceramic busts, figures, and abstracted totems/vessels ranging in scale from table top to over life sized are...Read more -
Daniel Silver
Acne Paper Issue 16: The Age of Aquarius 10 Nov 2021Daniel Silver has contributed 12 zodiac sign artworks to the most recent issue of Acne Paper: No.16 The Age of Aquarius. Following the launch of...Read more
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Daniel Silver
Uncanny Valley 29 Nov 2024 - 18 Jan 2025 Golden SquareFrith Street Gallery is delighted to announce an exhibition of works by Daniel Silver. Silver’s practice is influenced by the art of the ancient world, modernism, Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytic...Read more -
Alliances: Gallery Summer Show 5 Jul - 9 Aug 2024 Golden SquareFrith Street Gallery is delighted to present Alliances, a summer exhibition. This eclectic and playful show presents pairs of works by different gallery artists. The connection between the two can...Read more
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Gallery Summer Show
Portrait 7 Jul - 11 Aug 2023 Golden SquareFrith Street Gallery presents Portrait, an exhibition of works by gallery artists considering the contemporary portrait through a range of perspectives and mediums. From sensitive images of loved ones to...Read more -
Found Forms: A Summer Show 1 Jul - 13 Aug 2022 Golden Square
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Daniel Silver
The Skin is the Depth 6 Apr - 16 May 2021 Online ExhibitionInfluenced by the art of ancient Greece, modernism and Freudian psychoanalytic theory, Daniel Silver’s sculptures often manifest as monuments or fragments, as if emerging from an archaeological excavation. Applying his...Read more -
Contemporary Excavations 3 Dec 2020 - 8 May 2021 Golden SquareFrith Street Gallery is delighted to present Contemporary Excavations, an exhibition featuring artists Gauri Gill, James Nelson, Daniel Silver and Rajesh Vangad, curated by Sandhini Poddar. Contemporary Excavations explores the...Read more
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Summer Viewing
7 Jul - 7 Aug 2020 Golden SquareWe are delighted to announce that after a period of Covid-induced closure, the gallery reopens to the public on Tuesday 7 July. Visit us at Golden Square for a summer...Read more -
Daniel Silver
14 Sep - 3 Nov 2018 Golden SquareFrith Street Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Daniel Silver, ranging from large herm-like sculptures in marble to smaller ceramic figures. The exhibition takes place...Read more -
Summer Breeze 6 Jul - 11 Aug 2017 Soho Square, Golden SquareThe works at Golden Square reveal how the notion of body is imbued with multiple meanings, including recurring bodies of artwork, or bodies of human subjects themselves. An analyst, an...Read more
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Daniel Silver
Rock Formations 16 Jan - 28 Feb 2015 Golden SquareThe art of ancient Greece is particularly important in Silver’s practice and many of the works in this exhibition have evolved from the study of statues and busts in the...Read more