Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Seattle, WA , July 11, 2014 (Newswire.com) - BIMA Exhibition Overview:

The exhibition is part of Bustillo’s evolving series of intricately patterned prints and mixed-media works on paper, and cut-out forms - the latter hanging in BIMA’s Beacon gallery facing Winslow Way on Bainbridge Island. 

 The layers of patterns found in these pieces suggest and offer narratives. These art works remind the viewer of fabric – an ikat or stamped cloth often depicting duality in the figures. This exhibition is the first of four in the Ames Family Cultural Diversity Series at BIMA. The series highlights artists whose cultural heritage is directly reflected in their work.

 Dugay na means “no longer new” or “a long time now,” in the Mindanao Bisaya/Cebuano language of the Philippines. With this project Bustillo is continuing to explore how shifts in metacognition play important roles for cultures, individuals, and the creative process. Each piece can act as a narrative, meditation tool, a spell, or all three.

About the Artist:

Romson Regarde Bustillo was born on the island of Mindanao in Cagayan de Oro City, the Philippines. His work is represented in private and public collections nationally and internationally. He has been an artist in residence and instructor for Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Tacoma Art Museum (NEA Supported), Seattle Art Museum, the James and Janie Washington Jr. Foundation, Wing Luke Museum, and the Brooklyn Public Library. 

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art opened June, 2013, and has since welcomed more than 80, 000 visitors ranging from the region and all over the world. Designed by architect Matthew Coates, Principal of Coates Design Architects, the 20,000 square foot art museum is targeted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status. The art museum is a collecting museum with a focus on artists and collections from the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas, as well as the broader Puget Sound region.