Artist Michael Duncan – a Louisiana native who has deep roots in Chicago but currently lives and creates in Dallas – pioneered a genre he calls “soundism”, which draws upon music as a conduit for expressing the rich tapestry of human emotional experience through paints and canvas. His extensive work as a sculptor and painter has focused on humanity and life as emotionally resonant themes. In his new exhibit called Bio-structural, Michael explores the vibrant patterns and rhythms inherent to all life forms on Earth.

“At the cellular anatomical level, everything is based on the smallest of things,” Duncan explains. “Plants, animals, bacteria…all living things share the same essential building blocks of life. Trees have veins to carry the nutrients of life, just as we and other animals have veins that transport oxygen. We share a common anatomy across the spectrum of life encoded by DNA.”

The works featured in Bio-structural possess organic qualities that create striking visual connections between microscopic and macroscopic living systems. The vital, supportive forces of nature are illustrated using the spine and other anatomical structures.

Bio-structural will be on display at the South Campus Library (Florence Building, Room E2) from October 15, 2018, to January 31, 2019. A reception with the artist will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018, from 5-7 p.m.