HP Bloomer

The primary objective of my work is to create thoughtful, personal compositions which explore our relationship with the world around us.
My forms are rooted in an aesthetic developed through an interest in architecture and design. The understated designs developed by mid-century architects and designers provide a springboard to help resolve the relationship between form and function. These concepts for organizing space are put to work on clay through proportion, segmentation, and through the use of color and surface.
The use of divergent and contrasting glazes, surfaces, patterns, and mark making methods is an exploration of foundational design element and a metaphor for the complex relationships between urban development and the natural world. These surfaces include a tactile quality, and ecological inspirations juxtaposition with geometric patterns to create a rhythmic play between divisions directly referencing structures, neighborhoods, and development. The floral patterns are

HP Bloomer was born and raised in Texas and attended the University of North Texas where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2007 and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 2011. While growing up his father was an architect and painter and his mother was a potter and art educator. In his teens and twenties, while working on his degree, he was involved in the Texas punk scene and toured and gigged with bands. Inspired by this diy ethos his work focuses on highly decorated utilitarian forms which draw inspiration from his interest in architecture, and using abstract designs inspired by interior fashion and interior design to highlight the intersection between the manmade world and often overlooked indigenous plant species . His most recent work explores the flora of North Texas and his personal narrative. He has been an Artist in Residence at The Carbondale Clay Center, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, and Cobb Mountain Art & Ecology Project.

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Artist Category: Ceramic Artists

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