New Work / Current Exhibitions
AUGUST 2016 ARTHAUS GALLERY SF
Mariposa Obstacle 12" x 12" acrylic ink on wood panel 2016
MARIPOSA New Methods / New Work
A dozen new works were delivered to ArtHaus Gallery | San Francisco at the start of August. With nearly half sold - the new work is getting attention. Acrylic ink and mixed media on wood panel mark the Mariposa series. New work addresses change, transformation and the flow of energy that supports stepping into uncertainty.
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BD BIO TECH / Inspired by the brilliant pigments of multicolor flow cytometry, Patter Hellstrom created this large-scale piece for BD Biosciences to commemorate the creation of the first set of Product Development Modules on campus. This new spatial ecosystem is designed to improve collaboration and teamwork to promote scientific innovation, stimulate technological breakthroughs, and accelerate product development from idea to launch. GRACE on view caps the innovation space in relationship to the expansive super graphic.
Hellstrom review here DOWN LOAD
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SOLO SHOW 2015 QR: Interactive Works by Patter Hellstrom
"Patter's paintings are alluring. Her paintings beckon the viewer to visually get lost in the undulation that is created by her use of medium. I have never known any artist to work with the acrylic ink wash on polypropylene. Her mastery of the fluidity of motion is her own language. It is very rare to find ones solo voice when so much has been done in the name of art."
Annette Schutz, Owner of ArtHaus Gallery SF
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ART IN DESIGN
Scot Meacham Wood Home kicked off their new spaces and web site with a half dozen of Hellstrom's paintings from her Tartan Collection
Three works in a POP UP exhibition at Poliform SF
SCOT MEACHAM DESIGN
SFDC, Galleria 429
415-757-0900
TwoParts diptych on view _______________________________________________________________________________________
INSTALLATION + FILM
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CURATORIAL
Vedder Price Los Angeles
2015 Q3 Gina Stepaniuk / New Views: Planet Earth
2015 Q4 Marion Lane / Geometric Abstraction Made of This World
2016 Q1 Gregg Chadwick/ Atmospheric Cityscapes
2016 Q2 Gay Summer Rick / Urban Coast
2016 Q3 Patter Hellstrom / Flow (extended through Q4)
“I first worked with Patter Hellstrom Visual Art when Vedder Price, an international general-practice law firm, selected Patter’s work for the second quarterly art installation in our San Francisco office. Patter and Paul also worked closely with us to plan our first client/artist reception, which featured Patter’s works. When we opened our Los Angeles office, we engaged Patter Hellstrom Visual Art to curate its quarterly art installations. Patter and Paul have been outstanding art partners offering a variety of works from local artists, attending to every detail, and providing beautiful collateral material to accompany each installation. I highly recommend them.”
Michele Reilly, Office Manager Vedder Price San Francisco
Vedder Price Chicago International Headquarters
Upcoming FALL 2016: THE LAKE works by Michael Davidson and Thomas Hellstrom
MITHILA PAINTING: The Evolution of an Art Form The show is filled with fantastic connections between traditional and contemporary subject matter and styles.
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Mariposa (16)
Mariposa expands the artists' media to acrylic ink and mixed media on cradled wood panels. New work addresses change, transformation and the flow of energy that supports stepping into uncertainty. Mariposa is also a street in San Francisco near Patter's new studio. The studio is at the confluence of the Potrero Hill neighborhood, the NEW Mission Bay University district and the growing DogPatch Art community. -
Grand and Mural-sized Panel Paintings (41)
Inspired by study of calligraphy in China, experiences of nature on the west coast of the USA and the intense color seen in India, Hellstrom creates abstract work which distills experience. The paintings created on polypropylene material with acrylic water-resistant artists ink are a new media, intensely colored. Polypropylene material is a synthetic type of film or paper with extraordinary durability. Flawlessly smooth, it professionally back-mounted to a plexi substrate. The wooden frame adhered to the plexi has a cleated hanging system. This installation method allows the painting to "float" from the wall enhancing the gestural quality of the work, showing it to it's best advantage. Panel paintings back-mounted on acrylic sheets showcase large-scale work by Patter Hellstrom. Works are available through galleries and art dealers in Chicago, San Francisco, LA and London. -
Sectional + Square Panel Paintings (23)
Acrylic ink on polypropylene is an innovative technique discovered and unveiled in 2007 at Masterworks Institute in San Francisco. These gestural contemporary pieces have been shown widely and collected by museums and private collectors in the US. -
Medium Panel Paintings (45)
Intimate pieces incorporate themes such as exploration of emotional landscapes, eclipses, and global turbulence. These compact pieces act as road maps for the large and mural sized work, as the artist explores new methods in her practice. -
Shaped Paintings (9)
In 2011 shaped installations and collages on the polypropylene film marked the start of a new exploration of Hellstrom's medium. Exploring the properties of polypropylene and acrylic ink, these works delve into the dark beauty of disruptions encountered in daily life. Focus turns to the shaped pieces which encapsulate the flow of emotion, releasing the gesture from its' format. These works continue and are concurrent with panel paintings. -
Commissions (8)
"Patter Hellstrom was commissioned by ArtHaus gallery to create a 36”x120” painting from her “Flow” series for a new San Francisco home for Beijing based collectors. For Hellstrom, the challenge she welcomed was the size of this commission. Her ability to listen, communicate and understand to exactly what these collectors wanted and her execution of six comp paintings were outstanding. These collectors wanted their painting to exude passion. The final painting was everything and more they’d hoped for. As an art dealer, trusting an artist throughout the commission process is vital. Patter Hellstrom’s attention to detail, deadlines and artistry made this process satisfying and enjoyable." Annette Schutz, Co-‐Founder ArtHaus gallery -
Installation Projects (9)
Patter has created FLOWER MANDALA installations since 2003. Those large-scale projects have been commissioned by Unilever for their campus and JPMorgan Chase for their Project Space. Initially created with concentric circles of 500+ individually placed fresh flowers, these mindful works were dedicated to recognizing beauty and developing compassion. Installations created with natural materials such as flowers, tumbled glass and rock, connect interior thoughts on interdependence and impermanence to the larger natural world. See more in PROJECTS.