Bill Lowe Gallery presents Poet of a Threatened Eden, a comprehensive survey of works by American multi-disciplinary artist, Frank Hyder. Hyder is best known for his use of cinematic devices to create a mysterious, metaphysical reality of intense light and shade, where forms appear and dissolve, moving the viewer to dream with eyes open - to feel without touching, and to feel touched by the very experience of seeing. Hyder’s works depict a ceremonial reverence for nature, and function as reliquaries which facilitate emotional bonds to the natural world - a world that is often forgotten, ignored, and abused.

This retrospective focuses on works created from 1986 thru 2018 and features Hyder’s hand-carved, scored, engraved and painted works on wood and other media, ranging in scale from monumental to intimate. Each functions as altar piece in organic cathedrals composed of the earth’s great forests, rivers and mountains – from the Americas to Europe and Africa. Hyder’s work is noted for its enigmatic light sources, which are achieved through dense layering of media that conveys the rich materiality and sensuality of the organic universe, and our spiritual connection to it.

As our world has grown ever more congested by population explosion, industrial/technological contamination and destruction of habitats, cohabitation with us by other species has become increasingly strained. Each day, a timeless equilibrium is further disrupted. We move closer and closer to a breaking point. The historic works in this exhibition serve as a clarion call to remind us that there is a reasonable path to restoring balance.

The exhibition opens Friday, March 26th, 2022 from 6 – 9 PM and is open to the public.