Winter 1997-1998

ARTIST IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Roslyn Rose Creates Evocative Assemblages

by Renée Phillips

Roslyn Rose’s art encourages individual, unconscious interpretations and evokes a compelling sense of wonderment. Her assemblages are visual juxtapositions of memories and dreams, fusing the old with the new.
We are invited to peer into her mixed media boxes in her exhibition at Pen & Brush, 16 East 10th St., New York, NY, Jan. 23-Feb 3, Tues.-Sun. 2-6.

Her engaging sculpture assemblages employ wood, metal, paper, cloth, ephemeral and permanent materials, and are influenced by her travels, her interest in art history, the history and mythology of women, and her personal experiences.

The artist leaves some of the assemblages uncovered, to allow the viewer greater access to her imagination. In so doing, she invites us to become more engaged in these theatrical treasures, to drift between reality and fantasy, and decipher our own codes of personal meaning from their contents.

Roslyn Rose has had numerous exhibitions world-wide in museums and galleries. Her work is included in many public and private collections including AT&T, Newark Museum and Noyes Museum in New Jersey.