Crow Quiet

Title: Crow Quiet
LC Subject: Crow art Crows Print makers Prints Monotype monotypes (planographic prints) printmaking
Creator: Bartow, Rick, 1946-
Description: A very dark print featuring a black crow facing towards the right with a red outlining. The crow has a white 'x' scratched in the middle of it. Above the crow's head is a large 'x' enclosed in a black circle.There are many lines which intersect each other in varying shades of black and red. The frailty of life on this planet and the need to recognize the interconnectedness of all species are common threads that weave through Bartow's work. His Yurok Indian heritage and his experiences in Vietnam are the source of these feelings and nurture his imagery. Crow/raven and a pantheon of other animals, including man, figure prominently in his work. He reanimates the ancient myths of Northwest peoples into his visual language. Once the symbol of rebirth and the spirit of all life, crow is a ghost-like figure in this monotype who knows "he" is no longer central to our lives. (OAC documentation, 1990). A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.) The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Location: Department of State Lands >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 775 Summer St. N.E., Salem Oregon
Award Date: 1987
Identifier: 1990_salem_state-lands-bldg_01_a01
Accession Number: 1990_salem_state-lands-bldg_01_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Bartow, Rick
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: 30 x 22 inches
Material: Printmaking Monoprint; printers ink and rag paper
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1990 State Lands Building Salem Oregon 1990_salem_state-lands-bldg
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: Marc Chagall once said "let us try to discover what is authentic in our lives". I think the next step is to attempt an expression of that authenticity. I have recently begun to employ more than one figure in the work, a conscious effort to remove the figurative element from a psychological to a more physically involved state. It also stems from a desire to see people not alone. At times I understand where an image originates, but more often than not it is the initial result of an unconscious use of line and form. The energy of the work sometimes becomes too active for a small format. The gestures can now utilize a larger area. As life becomes richer and more dear, the drawings become larger, more involved, the imagery more complex and the color more intense, in an effort to express what I feel is authentic. (Bartow March 23, 1990) A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.)