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Opening: Max Hammond: Notes on Flying Things
Max Hammond: Notes on Flying Things
On view: November 7–November 30, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, November 7, 6:00-8:00pm
Bonner David Galleries presents Notes on Flying Things, a new solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Max Hammond, at its flagship Scottsdale location. Known for his richly textured surfaces and evocative use of color, Hammond’s latest body of work is a whimsical and contemplative journey through floating forms and imagined flight.
Inspired by everything from vintage zeppelins and rockets to clouds and kinetic sculptures, Notes on Flying Things explores the artist’s fascination with motion, levity, and escape.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about flying or floating things while I paint,” Hammond explains. “Anything from rockets and zeppelins to clouds—I have more pictures of clouds on my phone than just about anything else.”
The exhibition features abstract shapes that drift across the canvas with buoyant energy. These forms, often rooted in geometric simplicity, evolve into confectionary rockets, soft blocks of color, and playful compositions that defy gravity.
