| Rosch’s collages are a vibrant mix of exuberant colors. Lively oranges and reds bring an intense energy and dramatic flare to the artist’s collages. Blooming flowers spreading their blossoming petals throughout the composition, blown up rather large at times, some flowers possess a notable stage presence in these pieces. While in other moments they downsize to a mere detail, serving less as a figure in the forefront, but rather a decorative element to blend into and describe the whole. |  |
Rosch’s collages are a vibrant mix of exuberant colors. Lively oranges and reds bring an intense energy and dramatic flare to the artist’s collages. Blooming flowers spreading their blossoming petals throughout the composition, blown up rather large at times, some flowers possess a notable stage presence in these pieces. While in other moments they downsize to a mere detail, serving less as a figure in the forefront, but rather a decorative element to blend into and describe the whole.
Often the same flowers are spotted over and over, placed in different areas, or cluster together, sometimes spread evenly and consistently in a pattern creating a sense of repetition throughout the artist’s work. These simplistic repetitions, frequently found within systems of symmetry, create a lighthearted feel for the pieces. Clearly taken out of their natural tendency of arbitrary growth and location, these flowers follow a few quirky and somewhat whimsical patterns, giving these often neutral subjects a bit of humor.
Nature plays a very important role in Rosch’s work. It is seen in different ways in just about all of her pieces. However, another theme that seems to have a predominant presence in many of her pieces is childhood. Found alongside the imagery of flowers, plants, etc. are cut-outs of infants and toddlers. At times they only display parts of the face, yet these scrap portraits still communicate the idea of a child or baby. It is within this context that the theme of nature begins to have a specific connotation to it. In conjunction with the imagery of infants and small children, the colorful and lively pictures of flora possess a playful innocence that seems to direct the mood of atmosphere of Rosch’s work in general. Combined and confined to the same playing field they join to resonate with sentiments of purity and the feeling of reverting back to simplicity.
