His work, which includes the use of tiny, intricate patterns in the creation of larger patterns, inspired Sazama to explore how other artists use pattern in their work. Chris Blondin and Pam Mitrius study artist David Murray’s piece, “Mandala #5,” at the opening reception for the Hinsdale Center for the Arts exhibit, “Passion for Pattern. The tiny patterns are drawn in perfect repetition, making it hard to imagine that every line was drawn by hand, using tools more typically used by scrapbook enthusiasts and teenage girls than professional artists. Murray took images captured on film at the 2008 political conventions and used them to create the three large mandalas that are part of the “Passion for Pattern” exhibit.

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