Reginald Sylvester II
b. 1987
Reginald Sylvester II, born in Jacksonville, Florida, now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sylvester works in painting and sculpture. He makes use of abstraction, found objects, and shaped canvases and connects his work to art and architecture movements of the mid-20th century; abstract expressionism, minimalism, and Brutalism.
Sylvester holds a BA in Graphic Design from The Academy Of Art, University Of San Francisco. His recent solo exhibitions include Green Gate, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (2023); CUTS, Maximillian William, London (2022); Feelin’ Blue, The Arts Club, London (2022); With the End in Mind, Maximillian William, London (2021); NEMESIS, Maximillian William, London (2019); and The Rise and Fall of a People, Fondazione Stelline, Milan (2017).
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"I want to bring new sensibility, taste, and information to the culture and communities that I represent."
Interviews – Words Amarie Gipson – 16 min read
Reginald Sylvester II is striving for pictorial heaven