MARCH 1998: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Paintings and Drawings
March 7-April 25, 1998

Opening Reception: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 1998
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-5:30, Saturday 11:00-5:30

Koplin Gallery is pleased to announce its fourth exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sandra Sallin.

Sallin's imagery of roses, lilies and tulips deal with metaphors. Roses symbolize incomparability and earthly passion, the tulip is the symbol of love and lilies represent purity and peace. The solid black backgrounds with bright glowing images are inspired by 15th century Sienese Italian painting. The whites of the flowers emerge from the paintings, to radiate and suddenly confront the world emanating from shadow to light and from earth to life.

This new body of work is comprised of paintings and drawings which emulate the beauty of European and Middle Eastern illuminated manuscripts. Sallin's work evokes an awareness of history but with more contemporary explorations of abstract reflections and refraction of light. While maintaining the same subject matter of flowers, Sallin is now revealing that they are cut arrangements in crystal bowls and vases. The stems are painted in a bold collection of vertical and arcing lines which are distorted as they enter the transparent container.

Sandra Sallin was awarded a BFA from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1963 and has since exhibited nationwide. Sallin's publications include The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Art & Antiques. Her collections include the UCLA Grunwald Center For Graphic Arts, the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Boise Museum of Art.