Commonwealth and Council

The Melancholy Spring

Ariane Vielmetter

Press Release
 Still Life with Pomegranates and Prickly Pears

Still Life with Pomegranates and Prickly Pears

2018
Gesso and watercolor on handmade paper
24 x 17 in (61 x 43 cm)
Framed: 26.75 x 19.75 x 1.5 in (68 x 50 x 4 cm) 

 Still Life with Pomegranates and Prickly Pears, detail

Still Life with Pomegranates and Prickly Pears, detail

Installation view

Installation view

The Melancholy Spring

The Melancholy Spring

2018
Newsprint wallpaper, cherry shelf, hand-painted ceramic, Artist’s book (28 pp., Risograph cover, newsprint pages)
Site-specific installation 

The Melancholy Spring, detail

The Melancholy Spring, detail

The Melancholy Spring, detail

The Melancholy Spring, detail

Installation view

Installation view

Four Quarters of Growth

Four Quarters of Growth

2018
Gesso and watercolor on newsprint
34 x 34 in (86 x 86 cm)
Framed: 36.75 x 36.75 x 1.5 in (93 x 93 x 4 cm) 

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Four Quarters of Growth, detail

Melancholy Spring with Winter Fruits

Melancholy Spring with Winter Fruits

2018
Risograph, gesso, and watercolor on newsprint
17 x 11 in (43 x 28 cm)
Framed: 19.75 x 13.75 x 1.5 in (49 x 35 x 4 cm) 

Melancholy Spring with Winter Fruits, detail

Melancholy Spring with Winter Fruits, detail

Installation view

Installation view

Wild Interior

Wild Interior

2018
Gesso and watercolor on wood panel
24 x 18 x 2 in (61 x 46 x 5 cm) 

Wild Interior, detail

Wild Interior, detail