Vessels That Dance: Recent Work by Derek Bencomo expresses his life in Hawaii, with the movement and visual rhythm he finds in the wind, water, and mountains. The work balances mass and abstract lines, capturing a sense of motion while the sculptural aspects mirror the figure of the wood. Originally from Southern California, Bencomo travelled to Hawaii as an avid surfer and was soon seduced by the traditions of creating wood bowls that he found there. Within a few years, he began producing the distinctive body of sculptural bowl forms that are today collected by museums.

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