Black, White, Red and Yellow

Title: Black, White, Red and Yellow
LC Subject: Photography Outdoor photography Boats and boating Personal watercraft photography (discipline) art photography color photography Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (R) concept scheme
Creator: Hughey, John H.
Description: A close-up color photograph of what appears to be boats stored at a docking facility. The title of the piece reflects the colors seen in the piece. John H. Hughey; photographer; jhlensman@comcast.net; Black White Red and Yellow; ohsu movable; 1990 John H. Hughey, an artist of diversified mediums, entered photography in 1970 under the direction of Michael P. Smith in New Orleans following an academic study as a painter/sculptor. After leaving New Orleans in 1973 and moving to Denver, he began involvement in the field of commercial photography. In 1977, John returned to the field of fine art. He moved to the Northwest in 1980, settling in Seattle. In the early 1980's he developed an interest in letterform and pursued penwork and related arts. In 1988 John devoted time to a comprehensive study under the calligrapher Reggie Ezell from Chicago. In 1989 he was awarded the title Certified Picture Framer (CPF) as recognized by the Professional Picture Framers of America. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
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Location: Oregon Health and Science University Hospital >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: (main campus) 3181 S. W. Sam Jackson Road, Portland Oregon
Award Date: 1990
Identifier: 1991_ohsu_movable-col_14_b01
Item Locator: HUG: 91-18
Accession Number: 1991_ohsu_movable-col_14_b01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Hughey, John H.
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: 13 x 19.5 inches
Material: Photography
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1991 Oregon Health Sciences University, University Hospital South Expansion Movable Collection. Portland Oregon 1991_ohsu_movable-col
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: In 1991, the University hospital was undergoing an expansion of its C-Wing; simultaneously three new neighborhood health clinics were nearing completion in Portland. Public art purchases for these projects were made possible by Oregon's Percent for Art program. <br>In 1996, "University Hospital" was renamed Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital. <br>For a map of OHSU's Marquam Campus, see http://www.ohsu.edu/about/campusmap.pdf
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: I find photographers basically voyeuristic, it's a nature of the craft; to see the world through a lens; to spend time looking, discovering. My imagery is discovered, not staged, and composed wholly in the viewfinder. I use a "normal" lens, since that is how my eye sees, and I do not use auxiliary lighting. Everything is composed in the viewfinder as it is discovered, as it exists. And in this process of discovery, I am able to discover my own spirit, the feelings in my soul. Over the years my fascination with the beauty and spirit of wooden boats has not diminished. My fascination with line and form and reflected light that makes up the composition of an image has grown. "Black, White, Red & Yellow" is more a study of visual composition than a study of wooden boats. I find that interest in compositional study in all my photographic subjects from forms in nature to building structures. Yet I do always find myself attracted to water, the white noise sound of water and the spirit of wood. (Hughey, 1991)