Bronson Shonk

Traver Gallery proudly presents Inflorescence, the premier solo exhibition by Seattle-based painter and sculptor Bronson Shonk. With this exhibition, Shonk debuts a series of more than 15 unique dimensional paintings. Each sculpture is a unique study of growth and change, as Shonk smartly uses layers of glass and paint to capture a sense of change and movement suspended in time.

Shonk’s meticulously painted laminated glass sculptures portray delicate blossoms and vibrant bursts that seem to unfold in space. As a data scientist and visual artist, Shonk is captivated by how humans interpret change over time. He muses, “While our visual systems are confined to capturing singular moments, our conceptual faculties enable us to comprehend change across time, projecting both forward and backward…Within the exhibition, compressed time materializes through the illusion of motion. Floral forms expand and contract in a linear sequence; petals and leaves transparently overlap as if caught mid-movement, a lively vibrato of color. These movements form patterns, just as flowering branches form patterns of inflorescence”.

Drawing artistic inspiration from the Japanese landscapes of Hokusai, French Impressionism, and Italian Futurism, Shonk’s abstract floral representations reach far beyond the simple aesthetic allure of flowers. They elicit feelings of nostalgia and wonder while compelling us to reflect on how we see and understand the world around us.

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