Visual Art – Miami
A native of Bogota, Colombia, Silvana Rueda is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Miami, Florida. Her innovative art pieces are highly influenced by her fashion background which includes a degree in fashion design from La Salle College Colombia. She earned a Masters degree in fashion styling from La Marangoni in Milan, Italy where she also studied the master artists by visiting museums and learned to speak Italian fluently.
Her current work, which incorporates buttons, has a personal meaning to Silvana as the first piece she created with them were from a clothing manufacturing company once owned by her father. She enjoys combining the many different colors, shapes, textures, sizes and styles of buttons and developing a variety of configurations and patterns.
Always drawn to art, Silvana has developed skills in different art mediums and techniques -- from ceramic, to watercolor to oil painting. She is inspired by world-wide travels and exposure to different cultures which influence her exploration of new creative ideas.