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Artist: Bruce White
White's artist statement from a Bilhenry Gallery exhibition at Spectrum Miami:
Much of my sculpture has been influenced by images of the irregular and unpredictable patterns of nature—the orderly disorder of chaos theory. For example, the changing patterns of migrating birds in flight or of schools of fish, or the swirling mass of bats as they leave a cave at night and somehow manage to avoid colliding. Or the way that light that penetrates the foliage of trees and projects flickering changing patterns on the ground, and to falling leaves whose downward path is determined by the wind as well as by their contours.
I have always been drawn to the manipulation of a plane in both organic and
geometric configurations. I have tried to integrate my studies of chaos theory concepts and fractal formations with large folded and curved planes, piercing and patterning metal surfaces to capture and reflect both natural light as the sun moves and artificial light at night.
To be honest I am never quite sure what my next sculpture will look like prior to beginning a work. My intention is that each one becomes a unique experience. If I could say it, write it, or sing it, there would be no need to build it. I look forward to surprising myself.
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