From The Artist: Daily Routines, Paths On Maps Inspire Greg Bahr To Create Abstract Pieces

Arlington TX

21 April, 2022

6:25 PM

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By David Moreno, Fort Worth Report April 21, 2022 For years, human routine and habits intrigued Greg Bahr. He was drawn to the patterns and repetitiveness in people's daily lives. Bahr began to examine his own routines on a map and was inspired to turn it into art. "One thing I do every day is drive my kids around. I take them to school, I pick them up from school, I take them to dance, I go to work." Bahr said. "I started pulling up maps and tracing out the lines of my routes and started playing with those lines. It was kind of this nice discovery where these patterns and forms evolved." The end results are optical, abstract and pattern images that Bahr's created for the past six years through serigraphy. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.