EMBRACING CHAOS: Badriah Hamelink’s Sculptural Evolution
Badriah Hamelink’s latest sculptural series is the focus of the recent article Chaos as Ordering Principle. This piece delves into her creative journey, from working with stone and bronze to embracing clay, and explores how she has evolved from seeking form to finding it through an intuitive process. Influenced by her cultural heritage and mentorship from renowned sculptors like Helaine Blumenfeld, Hamelink’s work is described as a dance between chaos and order, reflecting the complexities of existence and creation.
The article offers a deep dive into how her artistic method has shifted, emphasizing spontaneity, randomness, and the integration of both ancient wisdom and contemporary thought. It captures the essence of Hamelink’s work as it navigates between the timeless and the contemporary, mirroring the broader cultural shift towards Metamodernism.