As time marches on and the seasons shift, we inevitably enter a period of longer nights and shorter days. The world pauses in a leaf and frost-covered scene, with greenery fading, making way for rust and ice to flourish. The views laid out within nature’s break allow not only decomposition but a bittersweet rest for the plant-life held beneath the snow, allowing for a calm to encapsulate the land above. But throughout all of this, Mother Nature continues to work without a break. She uses this standstill to create soil from the frond’s that have fallen to the earth and aid the various inhabitants of these scenes in hibernation.
Linda Dubin Garfield’s and Mirjam Seeger’s works portray both the decay and rejuvenation brought by these seasons of pause. Seeger’s work reveals leaves encased in ice and frost, awaiting their time to become soil and nourishment for the earth. The work of Dubin Garfield reveals the decay of buildings and the new textures and colors this decay brings; in many ways, the rust and decay of buildings allows for revitalization in the vibrance of these structures. The artists’ works come together to reveal creation’s Cyclical Adjournment, in destructive, revitalizing fury.
Cover Image (detail)
Linda Dubin Garfield Ruggine 3, 2021 Mixed media 12 x 15”
$250
Left Image (detail)
Mirjam Seeger Transition 2, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 30”
$1,200
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Exhibition View Mirjam Seeger Antique, 2020 Oil on canvas 30 x 24” $800
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Mirjam Seeger
The Bride, 2021
Oil on canvas
30 x 24”
$800 Exhibition View
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Linda Dubin Garfield
South Philly Doorway 3, 2020
Mixed media
19 x 23”
$450
Exhibition View
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Mirjam Seeger Seedpod, 2021 Oil on canvas
Mirjam Seeger Maple Leaf, 2020 Oil on canvas
