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Adamson Gallery is pleased to present a new group exhibition, "Pattern Recognition," featuring the work of Ryan McGinness, Colby Caldwell, Mark Dean Veca, Andrea Way, James Huckenpahler, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Sue Williams, and Carter Hodgkin. The term "Pattern Recognition" refers to the ability to classify visual information as a result of learned, collected or intuited knowledge. The themes of shared knowledge, structured representation and repetition are present in all of the multimedia pieces in the exhibition as each artist uses abstracted designs to produce meaning. One function of the pattern is in the way it compels the spectator. New York artist Ryan McGinness, has long worked with abstracted visual forms. In his "Blackhole" series of silkscreen on round wooden panels, the artist`s vividly colored swirls move hypnotically outwards from a complexly patterned center, engulfing the viewer much as an actual black hole would. James Huckenpahler`s photograph, "25 percent sugar" is similarly mesmerizing, its repeating and pulsating waves compel the viewer, confusing three-dimensional and two-dimensional space. Colby Caldwell`s "How to Survive Your Own Death" invites tactility with its luminous surface and vibrant, bleeding colors. Carter Hodkgin`s pattern recognition is more literal; her delicate watercolors on handmade paper are visual representations of subatomic particle reactions; "Using computer code which simulates subatomic reactions, I alter the behavior of particles by changing properties such as speed, curvature and gravity. Using a behavior such as gravity, I can create sequences of falling lines, creating an oscillating sense of movement." The patterns in Hodgkin`s art rely on a scientific structure, which is then rendered visible through painting. Also working in a preexisting context is Andrea Way, who uses the familiar shapes of puzzle pieces as an anchor for her floating orbs and triangles, themselves subtly patterned. Other pieces in the exhibition likewise use abstracted shapes and figures. Sue Williams and Mark Dean Veca`s ink and acrylic pieces are pink and bodily, perhaps reminding the viewer of the patterns that make up human form and movement. The sculptures of Yuriko Yamaguchi also recall the corporeal. "Pattern Recognition" is about the perception of both the artist and the viewer, in image and in the practice of looking itself. While the artworks in this exhibition are diverse in medium and appearance, they share this quality.