The artists in Natured Anew—Doug Bosch, Brian Burkhardt, Bruce Chao, Barbara Takenaga, and Neeta Madahar—produce works that are inspired byor comment on the natural world. Employing painting, sculpture,photography, and video, their works range from sublimely beautifuldepictions of the cosmos to whimsical ballets of dancing seedpods andhumorous hybrid creatures that fuse nature and technology. The artistsalso share an interest in abstraction and emphasis on systems,repetition, and patterning.

Curated by Jo-Ann Conklin
image: Barbara Takenaga, Blue Tremor, 2003