Springdale hosts Aimee Bonham’s solo exhibition, ‘Lyrical Abstraction’

Springdale will host Aimee Bonham’s solo exhibition, “Lyrical Abstraction” at the Canyon Community Center (CCC) from Feb. 15 through March 28. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the CCC.

“My artwork, since 2001, has been basically formalistic in approach and adheres to the ‘lyrical abstraction movement’ in modernistic painting,” said Bonham. “I have recently come to understand more about my art by understanding this art movement.”

“Lyrical Abstraction arose in the 1960s and 70s, following the challenge of minimalism and conceptual art,” said Bonham. “Many artists began moving away from geometric, hard-edge, and minimal styles, toward more lyrical, sensuous, romantic abstractions worked in a loose gestural style. These ‘lyrical abstractionists’ sought to expand the boundaries of abstract painting and to revive and reinvigorate a painterly ‘tradition’ in American art. At the same time, these artists sought to reinstate the primacy of line and color as formal elements in works composed according to aesthetic principles—rather than as the visual representation of sociopolitical realities or philosophical theories.”

“Created not to conform to this art movement; subsequently, my work, composed in a sensuous manner to express a mystic realm of line and color, is better understood because of the movement,” she said.

The CCC is located at 126 Lion Blvd in Springdale.