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REAL LIFE ADND OTHER MYTHS
New Works by Coral Silverman
September 3rd - 26th, 2009

Fontanelle Gallery is pleased to present Real Life and Other Myths, an installation of new sculpture and paintings by Coral Silverman.

Coral Silverman grew up in the remote mountains of Northern California and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is interested in how this transition in her own life parallels society's further removal from nature through the rise of machines and technology that govern our interactions with each other and the world. For this exhibition, Silverman has created a series of gouache paintings depicting human figures, most often alone, as they seek intimacy or some kind of connection to the world around them. These scenarios explore how modern technology creates the expectancy of connection, yet simultaneously isolates humans from one another by creating a mechanical divide through which we communicate.

Silverman's paintings will be hung alongside an installation of sculptures made from found hardcover books. The books are shown side-by-side lying wide open. Pages from the center of the book have been intricately hand-cut and painted to appear as though delicate blades of grass are growing directly out of the middle of the book. This installation explores ideas regarding various media and technology that are fast becoming outdated and obsolete. These books are literally "going to seed" and line the path between the simple life and a more modern, urban existence.

Coral Silverman was born in Cazadero, California and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. In 2008, Silverman presented a solo exhibition at AG Gallery in Brooklyn. She has participated in group exhibitions at galleries such as Little Cakes Gallery in New York and Adobe Books in San Francisco. This is her first solo exhibition at Fontanelle Gallery and her first time showing in Portland.

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Coral Silverman Cell Phone (I really don't care) Gouache on paper 4 x 6" $100	Coral Silverman Cell Phone (Do you still exist?) Gouache on paper 4 x 6 $100	Coral Silverman Cell Phone (It's not enough) Gouache on paper 4 x 6 $100	Coral Silverman Cell Phone (R u alone?) Gouache on paper 4 x 6 $100
Coral Silverman Interior with Eagle Feather Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Cell Phone and Deer Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Cell Phone and Two Deer Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Yellow Chaise Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Girl Offering Money Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Kissing On TV Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Nature Program Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Couple Sleeping Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Skype Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Reading On The Grass Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Touching Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375		Coral Silverman Facebook Gouache on paper 9 x 12" $375
Coral Silverman Cell Phone (Do u know who i am?) Gouache on paper 4 x 6" $100	Coral Silverman Cell Phone (Is that all there is ...?) Gouache on paper 4 x 6" $100	Coral Silverman Two Interiors Gouache on paper 14 x 20" $600
Coral Silverman Globe and Tower Gouache on paper 4 x 6" (x2) $185
Coral Silverman Globe and Tower Gouache on paper 4 x 6" (x2) $185
Coral Silverman Cloud Book Gouache on paper 4 x 6" (x2) $185
Coral Silverman Pink Bookcase With Plants & Clouds Gouache on paper 4 x 6" (x2) $185
Coral Silverman Houseplants are For Pleasure/ Vines are my Delight. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive		Coral Silverman Strictly Speaking/ Capacity to Generate Language Viability Destruction Found book, watercolor, and adhesive
Coral Silverman The Use of the Telephone in Psychotherapy/ Work with Parents of Child Patients Found book, watercolor, and adhesive		Coral Silverman Your Child's Sensory World/ How to Increase Awareness of Touch. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive
Coral Silverman How Far She Went/ A country Girl. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive		Coral Silverman Urban Japanese Housewives/ Contacts Outside the Home. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive
Coral Silverman Loneliness/ The Loneliness of Emotional Isolation. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive		Coral Silverman The End of a Tradition/ A changing Society. Found book, watercolor, and adhesive
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