NEW WORK
Sunset Studio and Sky Light
New studio work celebrating the Los Angeles sky
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Inspired by Los Angeles light, pink and orange.
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EQUALITY UPENDED GOLDEN RULE above and EQUALITY UPENDED below (Both diptychs 48" x 26")
Arc Gallery San Francisco
Equality Upended is inspired by the use of mirroring as a means to create empathy and build relationships. Both efforts are highly valued by the artist. Hellstrom's new work relates to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science (Stony Brook University) focus on communication and empathy. Adding elements of inequality, the coloration is drawn from complimentary opposites. Precise graphite under drawings contrast with the flowing gestural inks at the surface.
These works track Hellstrom's year-long political activity in which she explored political voice in effort to build equality within a national vision. Recognizing that binary choices honored without depth of understanding reek havoc, a reality played out as our national dialog centered on lies and inequality. Presented in the age-old diptych format, Hellstrom contrasts tradition with new media. In this case the two panels create a horizontal equal symbol turned on end vertically.
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Installed in Collections | Exhibitions
Undertow installed in private collection
Hungry Ghost Dreams 48" square at Nuance
Heaven, Earth And Humanity pair installed
Commission project in San Francisco
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Hellstrom review here DOWN LOAD
Cross Conflict 12" x 12" Mixed media on cradled panel
LA Blue 16" x 16" Mixed media on cradled panel
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GALLERY | 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 | ELLE FRANCE + SMW Design
SMW Pop Up exhibition 2016 Tartan Collection
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INSTALLATION + FILM
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CURATORIAL PROJECTS | Corporate . Museum . Gallery
CORPORATE PROJECT “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 / Los Angeles
Gina Stepaniuk / New Views: Planet Earth
Marion Lane / Geometric Abstraction
Gregg Chadwick / Atmospheric Cityscapes
Gay Summer Rick / Urban Coast
Patter Hellstrom / Flow
Nadege Monchera Baer / Abstraction
Catherine Ruane / Palm View
Jill Sykes / Poetic Observation
Vedder Price / Chicago International Headquarters
THE LAKE | Michael Davidson and Thomas Hellstrom
THE CITY | Rita Grendze and Krista Svalbonas
THE RIVER | Elina Ruka
SEASONS | Anne Hayden Stevens
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MUSEUM + GALLERY PROJECT 2010-14
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Sky view (16)
Viewing the sky as a canvas of emotion and energy, Hellstrom creates a reflection of our moment in time. "Painting My Own Blue Sky" was a heartfelt project November 2016 - November 2017. Americas' divisions were steeped in divisive rhetoric leading to global uncertainty. Reframing the negative flow was key. Generating compassion, empathy and loving kindness was most important. The wood panel paintings mixed acrylic ink with essential oils imbedding a subtle sense of smell into the work,increasing both calm and space. Recently, Equality Upended was inspired by the use of mirroring as a means to create empathy and build relationships. Hellstrom's new work relates to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science focus on communication and empathy. Elements of inequality drawn from complimentary opposites over lap precise graphite drawings, contrasting with flowing gestural inks at the surface. These recent works track Hellstrom's political activity exploring a citizens' voice, seeking honesty and equality nationally. Recognizing that binary choices reek havoc, a reality that played out as our national dialog centered on lies and over simplification. Recent work in the age-old diptych format, contrast tradition with new media. Two panels create a horizontal equal symbol. turned on end vertically. -
Mariposa (20)
Mariposa expands the artists' media to acrylic ink and mixed media on cradled wood panels. This group of paintings addresses change, transformation and the flow of energy that supports stepping into uncertainty. Mariposa Street(San Francisco) was Hellstrom's studio location at the confluence of Potrero Hill, Mission Bay and the growing DogPatch Art community. -
Squares + Tartans + Diptychs (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. Recently ELLE FRANCE highlighted these textile inspired paintings as they relate to historic British tartans. SF designer Scot Meacham Wood has showcased these pieces with his contemporary tartan designs. http://www.smwdesign.com -
Medium Panel Paintings (42)
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. -
Grand and Mural-sized Panel Paintings (43)
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. -
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 (10)
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. Patter Hellstrom has completed many gallery commissions. "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.