Art Opening: A Decade of Reflection- Robin Leventhal

A Decade of Reflection Sacred Shards Inspired by the loss of her father, Roy Dennis Leventhal, this show, long in the making, honors the fragility and beauty of life with a collection of mixed media assemblage reliquaries paired with gilded organics. Whether finding beauty in a wasp’s nest or pea pod, this collection is where Leventhal’s artistry with both food and ceramics intersect, where shiny and embellished contrasts with crude and unrefined which alludes to the complexity of life. Employing erosion, oxidation and patinas to convey age combined with distressed found objects – a rusty mattress spring for example – speak to the passage of time and the effects of aging, a journey both beautiful and raw.