In his teens, he left for the island of Majorca to complete his military service and he took the opportunity to graduate from the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Palma. On his return to Valencia, he got a place at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Carlos where he graduated and was appointed Scholar.
With Esteve Edo and Octavio Vicent, Silvestre formed part of a golden generation of early twentieth-century Valencian sculptors who had a Mediterranean conception of shapes. His work is essentially traditional, based on natural shapes.
His technique is very unique: he sculpts as he wishes, without getting involved in new tendencies, without worrying about the existence of innovative trends or sterile fashions.
He sometimes interprets shapes, other times he tends more to reality, yet always seeking the essence. He uses planes and volumes, simplifying shapes. He seeks the elementary, the primitive imagination.
Silvestre’s particular artistic style is evident in his delicate, almost poetic work. His work is a personal way of serenely caressing life.
Ultimately, Silvestre’s work is his means of communicating, talking, transmitting his human quality of a sincere person and an honest worker.