Rosemarie Schiller
“Edge of Jungles”

November 1–November 19, 2022
Reception: Thursday, November 3, 6–8pm

First Street Gallery
526 West 26th Street, Suite 209, New York, NY
Tel: 646-336-8053
Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11am-6pm

The works shown here are an expression of the artist’s deep connection with the natural world and ancient beginnings. Frequent travels ‘South of the Border’ and camping out in remote areas for long stretches of time have shaped herperception and view of time.

Rosemarie Schiller’s installation of 4 double-sided Panels (‘Beyond Yucatán’) is an eye-catching center piece of enlarged lush jungle drawings on canvas, revealing (on the back) the poignant memory of a young child: A juxtaposition of intimate inner perceptions and the immensity of hidden natural worlds - keeper of forgotten collective memories.

Her assemblage of 22 pairs of hand built, smoke-fired, clay feet on sand (‘Endless Walk’) is an expression of the constant passing of time and the flow of generations. Dark clay figures (‘Journey 1-2’) are joining in. ‘Tierra 1 – 4’ (Japanese ink/pastel drawings) are intuitive impressions created during the recent pandemic isolation.