April 20 - June 15, 2019

EVERLASTING BLOOM: Inspired Rhythms, curated by Lisa Alembik and organized by Bob Thomas, was a sister exhibition to The Bascom’s Ebb and Flow, Bloom and Fade: Dynamic Rhythms from Hambidge Fellows. Both shows featured visual artist Hambidge Fellows whose works express a lucid connection with nature and a distinctive underlying structure.

Both exhibitions, informed by the writings of Jay Hambidge on dynamic symmetry and curated by Hambidge fellow Lisa Alembik, considered how artists approach compositional design. Through an examination of shapes and movement within a work, possibly applying a mathematical mind to the picture plane, one can discover the unique foundation that becomes an artist’s sensibility. Artists’ sense of composition can reflect the energy of the universe, working in rhythms that mirror the natural world.

Additionally, we asked all interested Hambidge Fellows to participate in the exhibition EVERLASTING BLOOM by contributing a piece of writing (poem, essay, short story) that spoke to the writer’s relationship with composition and nature. To be included in the exhibition, the writing had to fit on, at the most, 2 letter-sized (8.5" x 11") pages mailed in a single envelope. These could be drawn, typed, painted, front and/or back, etc.

Artists
Linda Armstrong + Lucinda Bunnen + Norma Bradley + Susan Cipcic + Donald Feligano + Danielle Hanson + Hailey Higdon + Laurence Holden + Mary C. Kim + Kathryn Kolb + Steve Lautermilch + Lynn Marshall Linnemeier + Gill Martin + Donna Mintz + Michael Murrell + Allen Peterson + Karin Schaller + Michelle Schuff + Dayna Thacker + Bob Thomas + Pandra Williams