Ivy Supersonic (born Ivy Silberstein; 1967) is a New York City fashion designer, self-promoter, event planner, and animated character designer.[1] She is the daughter of Jerome Silberstein, founder of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos.[2] She also paints under her birth name.
Ivy Supersonic | |
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| Born | Ivy Silberstein 1967 (age 56–57) New York City, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion Designer Entertainer Animated Character Creator |
Fashion and promotion
editSupersonic is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. She launched the denim brand I.B.I.V. during her university student years. Within three months of their launch, the jeans were featured on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, have also been featured on MTV, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Good Morning America.[citation needed] She has designed hats for Pamela Anderson,[3] Carmen Electra, Snoop Dogg,[4] and George Clinton, among others.[1][5]
Visual arts
editSupersonic pursued legal action against 20th Century Fox after Scrat, a character in the Ice Age franchise, appeared to bear a resemblance to Sqrat, a squirrel-rat hybrid she presented to Blue Sky Studios in 1999. Supersonic pitched the idea to several studios and was in talks with Tommy Lee for him to voice the character.[6]
In 2003, a judge found Supersonic and Blue Sky had equal claim to Scrat. Disney, which inherited Blue Sky and the franchise in its purchase of 21st Century Fox entertainment assets, reached a settlement in 2019.[7][8] The copyright to “Sqrat” was given to Supersonic and the copyright to “Scrat” was given to Fox.[9]
In 2017, as Ivy Silberstein, she had a show of her artwork, particularly her watercolors, in Manhattan.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "No: 1643 Ivy Supersonic". The Guardian (London). May 26, 2000.
- ^ Infamous Medical Malpractice Attorney Jerome D. Silberstein Brutally Mutilated By Malpractice Archived 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tommy Lee's Latest Love". New York Post. July 23, 2002.
- ^ "Note Worthy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 14, 2001.
- ^ Rush, George (June 20, 2000). "Liam Finds Oasis in Ivy League". Daily News. New York.
- ^ "Pam & Tommy".
- ^ Connolly, Jason (31 January 2022). "The Real Reason Scrat Wasn't In The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild". Looper.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Disney Loses Rights To Scrat From Ice Age Following Trademark Dispute". TheGamer. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Artist says Fox lawyers tried to pay him in legal battle over Scrat character". Business Insider.
- ^ "Review: Ivy Silberstein's Psychic Watercolors". 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2017.