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SILVIA ELISABETH PEDROSA BOSCARDIN was born in Apucarana, State of Parana,
in southern Brasil.
As she grew up, her interest in painting started to become evident. At the age
of 13 she started to paint and to manufacture clothes made of crepe paper
for presentations in the theaters of her hometown. She also painted stage
settings and murals. At the age of 18, she started to teach painting, an
activity that she pursues even today. She has also taught for many years
as a volunteer to special needs children at APAE in Apucarana. APAE is
an institution that takes care of children who suffer from Down's Syndrome.
Still, seeking to further enhance her mature painting capabilities, when she was
40, she started taking lessons with different Brasilian art professors, including
Daniel Freire, Simone Campos, Latif Salin, Cembranelli, Jose D'Addio,
A. Morais, Moro, and Carvalho de Castro. Throughout her artistic career
she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout
Brasil, as well as the United States. Her work is found in many private
collections not only in Brasil but also in the United States, Germany and Italy.
She has also studied Pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Science and
Literature in Jandaia do Sul (FAFIJAN).
Although still residing and maintaining her art studio in Brasil, she travels
extensively to paint, teach and to gain new perspectives as she further
developes her painting techniques and her broad spectrum of creativity.
This creativity was attested by Maria Adelia Menegazzo, Art Professor,
Federal University of Maro Grosso do Sul, while critiquing her work .......
"Landscapes, boats, flowers, still-life and abstract art are the
subjects of her art. They are all delicate and sensitive
themes when portrayed by painting. Although the
academic influence is visable, much more so, is the
effort dedicated to the search for the best technique
of representation. The themes are materialized by
different techniques ranging from that using the spatula,
resulting in texture that is sensed by the touch, to that
of the transparency and reflection, that attest to her
capacity to apprehend light and colors.
The artist fixes moments of reality, observing the contrasts
between the objects, controlling and unifying them
through the sensitivity of her imagination. Thus, the
trivial themes of nature acquire deeper meanings and
new colors, and provoke different sensorial effects in
the spectator."
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