Installations and Paintings on Polypropylene

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Patter Hellstrom’s Sublime Choreographies of the Centered Self  by Jason Lahman, Guest Blogger Art21, historian, poet and essayist based in San Francisco

“Equilibrium is reached in my work as structural lines hold despite insistent disruptions, speaking to stability within chaos. In 2012 the work deleves into the dark beauty of those disruptions that disorient balance like an internal weather system moving though one's consciousness." Patter Hellstrom

Clash 2011 20" x 26" acrylic ink on polypropylene2011 In Review 

In gratitude for a wealth of opportunity, the year began in January / February with my work included with Los Angeles FLOW based artists at L'Ermitage, a curatorial project by Blue Tangerine Art in celebration of the Grammy's. Then off to NYC in March to cover international art trends in Armory week for ACCESS.

Spring came with the first year San Francisco saw three art fairs presented in May. I was happy to be included in two of the three - SF Fine Art Fair and Art Pad at Chip Conely's trendy Hotel Phoenix. Those three fairs drew 9,000 visitors on the opening night!  June offered an opportunity to revisit FLOW but this time in San Francisco with ARC's FLOW exhibition curated by Andre Rozanoff of Cain Schulte Gallery.

Summer saw the fruition of a project with my work exploring the intersection of art and design in July.  Start with Art at BLU in San Francisco was a collaboration between artist, designer and developer. I also took the occasion to write about how art can be a launching pad for design in ACCESS.  August/September marked a large solo exhibition of my work - Expressive Flow - at The McLoughlin Gallery in the 49 Geary building, in the heart of the gallery district in San Francisco. Happy to be in the flow!

In October my work headed south to the CCAA Art Museum's fall exhibition curated by Daniel Foster in the Los Angeles area.  In LA we attended the Pacific Standard Time season opener - enjoying magical visits to the Getty, LACAMA, Hammer and MOCA Geffen. Covering both PST and the LA Art Fairs for ACCESS gave us a birds eye view into this extensive project.  An Evening with Patter Hellstrom was held at BLU in San Francisco, also in October. November held a surprise with a brilliant evening at 5 Claude Lane Gallery in San Francisco presented by Bombay Sapphire and NYC Rush Arts Foundation to select 2011 Artisan Award winners.  I was happy to be a west coast finalist.

Ending the year at ArtHaus Gallery in December was a joy as it opened in song with Susaye Greene of the Supreme's.  GIRL GROUP honored women artists from New York and California. It was a great way to wrap-up an art filled year. 

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WISHING YOU A WAVE OF CHEER IN THE NEW YEAR 

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CURATORIAL + WRITING

Read Hellstrom's coverage of Pacific Standard Time in LA. For past articles click ACCESS 

 

MITHILA PAINTING: The Evolution of an Art Form

Co-curated and managed by Patter Hellstrom Visual Art / Curatorial the show is filled with fantastic connections between traditional and contemporary subject matter and styles. The Ethnic Art Foundation will share this amazing work throughout the United States for two years. 

“Over the past several decades, the artists of the Mithila communities have produced an astonishingly brilliant body of works on paper, drawing on their centuries old iconographic traditions and techniques as well as evolving new imagery and approaches that reflect global transformations. I have rarely encountered such a highly concentrated number of exceptionally gifted artists. They are a treasure!”
Lawrence Rinder, Director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
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  • Sutra Large, Grand and Mural-sized Panel Paintings

    Sutra Large, Grand and Mural-sized Panel Paintings (38)

    Panel paintings back-mounted on acrylic sheets showcase large-scale work by Patter Hellstrom. Color and gesture appear to float with calligraphic style incorporating expressive qualities and fluid color.
     
  • Sutra Medium Panel Paintings

    Sutra Medium Panel Paintings  (19)

    Midsize works in acrylic ink on polypropylene - a technique discovered in 2007 and unveiled in Navigating Expression at Masterworks Institute for Works on Paper Gallery in San Francisco.
     
  • Sutra Intimate Panel Paintings

    Sutra Intimate Panel Paintings (31)

    These intimate pieces incorporate themes such as exploration of emotional landscapes, the lunar eclipse winter solstice event in 2010, and global turbulence felt since 2008.
     
  • Ongoing Mandala and Nature-based installation projects

    Ongoing Mandala and Nature-based installation projects  (7)

    In October 2010 Patter created FLOWER MANDALA at the Unilever campus in Trumbull CT. The Mandala was created in concentric circles of 500 individually placed fresh flowers. This mindful work was dedicated to recognizing beauty and 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.