Rich DiSilvio

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Rich DiSilvio (born 1957 in New York, USA) is an illustrator, photographer, fine artist, digital artist, web designer, new media developer, architectural designer and writer. His artwork is characterized as visionary, surreal, fantasy or contemporary, and he works both traditionally and digitally. DiSilvio studied under Harold Stevenson, who in turn was a protégé of Norman Rockwell, and it was upon this solid and historic foundation that he perfected his own unique style.

DiSilvio has created fantasy and sci-fi book covers, fine art prints and giclees on canvas, but is perhaps most noted for his work in the music industry. His work has adorned the projects of Pink Floyd, Yes (band), The Moody Blues, Yngwie Malmsteen, Cher, Crowbar (U.S. band), Lita Ford, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson and many other star performers. He has also created new media projects for cable TV shows such as The Mole, Celebrity Mole, The Man Show, Oblivious and special interest documentaries.

His interest in classical music yielded the web’s premiere site on the famous pianist/composer Franz Liszt, which has been a worldwide resource for college professors, music students and the music-loving public since 1998. The site likewise showcased DiSilvio’s prose and poetry. Other literary works by DiSilvio have been published in print and online.

As a new media developer DiSilvio pioneered the first interactive educational CD-ROM on autism. The Autism Academy application features lectures, over 70 video clips, animations and interactive quiz sections that test special ed. trainees on the program's robust ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) content.

Previous to his art and new media career DiSilvio founded a construction company that designed and built many of his creative architectural designs throughout Long Island and Manhattan, New York.

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• The Art of Rich DiSilvio
• Digital Vista
• DV Fine Art
• List of Italian Americans