Don Dexter Gallery is delighted to represent the Wishing Tree collection of work by artist Keith Achepohl, 1934-2018. Mr. Achepohl had a lengthy academic arts career, and his work is in museums and galleries around the world, including Venice, Cairo, Madrid, New York, Kobe, Verona, Alexandria, Istanbul, and Berlin, and across the United States.
“In these times, we can’t think of a better way for art to bring ease to our community than through Mr. Achepohl’s Wishing Tree collection,” says gallery owner Don Dexter. The essence of these paintings, prints, and sculptures is one of hope and unity. Visitors to this exhibit will have the opportunity to collectively join their best wishes for the world, our community, loved ones, and themselves.”
Mr. Achepohl said of his Wishing Tree work, “While wandering through Turkey, I often came upon sacred sites near mosques as well as roadside caves and small designated site on trails where the trees became bearers of wishes simply by being hung with strips of cloth torn from personal clothing. . . To see trees laden with pieces of cloth, talismans torn from the body in hope of a healing, a grant giving, a forgiveness, is to see layers of these wishes given to time to play with since the pieces of cloth are removed, transformed, disintegrate only by natural forces.”
He added, “Most cultures seem to have had the need, the medium through which to give hope, give thanks, seek help. The Turkish wishing tree provides a simple, eloquent means.”
The Family of Keith Achepohl will be on hand for the September 6th opening reception, and we hope you will join us too.
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