Toni Silber-Delerive
Toni Silber-Delerive’s imaginative aerial landscapes 
are being presented by the Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve April 3 through
May 8, 2010. A reception honoring the artist will take place on April 11th, 1-4 pm.

Every colorful landscape form has its own integrity and meaning, uninhabited by man, frequently created by man. Toni’s talent is stamped upon each site, assimilating all details
 and returning these to us, enriched by her vision. Her reverence for the man-made and
 the natural are interpreted in combinations of abstract and representational images. 

Viewed from elevated positions such as airlines and roof tops of buildings, she interprets urban and rural, agrarian and industrial worlds, always conveying a narrative while retaining 
the authenticity of the location. Her explorations have no boundaries as she focuses upon 
the aesthetics, shape and color of a potential composition employing a modern perspective as
 she develops a dimensional visual vocabulary for the image upon the flat surface of a canvas.
Her broad range of subjects are unexpected chronicling man’s architectural achievements
as viewed in paintings of “Dusseldorf”, “The Federal Snake Building “ and the “Sony Center”,
Berlin. Toni’s series of multiple-like housing depicts a culture flowering from out of the 
masses including abstract patterned paintings, “New Jersey Subdivision”, and “Colorful Neighborhood”.
Compositions are characterized by roof tops defining their country of origin. Earth-hued
 roof tops of a Tuscany village are subdued in comparison to the bright and festive rooftops of her “Czech Republic” painting
The exhibit experience offers a broad range of themes with the inclusion of “The Manhattan
Water Tanks”, “Prague City” and the “Nottinghamshire Coal Mine”, remarkably 
compelling in their hard-edged construction. In contrast, Toni’s bucolic landscapes 
“Farmland” and “Sunken Garden” reflect her passion for abstract patterns. The only
image in which she people patterns is in context with the unparalleled Christo flags
display amidst the Central Park environs. “The Gates” is a complex painting of symbolic
relevance.
Ms.Silber-Delerive is a New York based award winning artist and graphic designer. She
attended the Philadelphia College of Art achieving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and 
continued graduate studies at the Kean College of New Jersey. Additionally, she studied
 at the School of Visual Arts and the Parsons School of Design. Her work is represented in 
private and corporate collections. She is an active member of both the National Arts Club and The National Assocation of Women Artists. Visuals can be seen on her website www.tonisart.com.
 
The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Preserve is located on Route 117 in Tarrytown, NY, 1 mile east of Route 9. The gallery is open daily 9 am – 4:30 pm. For information or directions, call or visit www.friendsrock.org. There is a parking fee of $6.00 per vehicle.
For further information about this exhibit, please contact the curator: Audrey Leeds – 201-767-0582 or the Preserve Office – 914-631-1470.

Rockefeller State Park Preserve is one of 6 state historic sites and 13 parks administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Taconic Region. For further information about New York State Parks, please visit our website at www.nysparks.com.
(Mount Pleasant, NY. March 20, 2010)