Rachel S. Vine-aka-raseov

Sunday

Art- Marlene & I collaborated on this artwork that was selected for the 38th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/arsenal-gallery/38th-annual-wreath-interpretations-exhibition

Art- Marlene & I collaborated on this artwork that was selected for the 38th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition

https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/arsenal-gallery/38th-annual-wreath-interpretations-exhibition

December 1, 2020 - January 4, 2021

The Arsenal Gallery Presents the 38th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition

Welcome the holiday season with our annual exhibition of imaginative and unusual wreaths!

In our 38th annual Wreath Interpretations exhibition, artists, designers, and creative individuals reimagine the traditional holiday motif with unexpected materials like paintbrushes, newspapers, aluminum cans, coconut husks and shells, work gloves, earrings, grains and spices, and matchbooks. Some wreaths address timely topics like COVID-19, working remotely, and creative reuse and recycling, while others serve as a lighthearted inspiration and symbols of hope.

This fun exhibition is normally on display each year at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park. While the gallery is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we've shared this year's exhibition as an online slideshow featuring a display of each wreath alongside the artist's written interpretation of their work.

Marlene & Rachel Vine

Cosmic Wreath

9.5 x 12.5 inches
Acrylic ink, acrylic, Swarovski rhinestones on canvas

This is a wreath of the cosmos, a wreath of calm in the midst of a storm. It's about searching for meaning within the material substance of the medium itself in order to create a deep sense of timelessness and space. Enter the cosmos; explore the multitude of forms, find simplicity in the complexity, peace within the chaos.

https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/arsenal-gallery/38th-annual-wreath-interpretations-exhibition