Predicting the Weather

Title: Predicting the Weather
LC Subject: Art, Abstract Birds in art Painting Painting, Abstract mixed media
Creator: Duryea, Suzanne, 1947-
Description: An abstract rendering presented on a deep yellow background. A blue, horseshoe-shaped form encompasses a mysterious pink form. A white rectangle and a blue, bean-shaped form occupy space in the upper third of the composition. The piece presents various sections of black outlining as well. This is one of two view of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials. Mixed media on paper "Born in Detroit, Michigan, Suzanne Duryea graduated in art history from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and continued to study painting at the University of California, Berkeley and Portland State University. Duryea has had one-person exhibitions at the Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle; Renshaw Gallery, Linfield College; Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst College as well several exhibitions at the Fountain Gallery, Portland. The artist has also been included in group exhibitions such as: The Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum; "Northwest '87", Seattle Art Museum and most recently the traveling exhibition, "Northhwest X Southwest: Painted Fictions" curated by the Palm Springs Deesert Museum. Suzanne Duryea has become known to Northwest art viewers for her rich oil paintings of animated objects personified in a narrative atmosphere of glowing color. Romantic yet humorous, these paintings emphasize a vigorous nature that is immortalized in pain, creating a symbolic tone. The glossy surfaces of the paintings on paper (22" x 30") become more textural on canvas as the actual working surface expands (7' x 5'). (Unknown, 1991) 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/
Location: Portland State Office Building >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 800 N.E. Oregon, Portland Oregon
Date: 1975/2012
Identifier: 1980_port-state-off-bd_08_a01
Item Locator: DUR: 80-29
Accession Number: 1980_port-state-off-bd_08_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Duryea, Suzanne, 1947-
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Material: Mixed media mixed media on paper
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1980-1982 Portland State Office Building (A-M) 1980_port-state-off-bd
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: third floor hall
Color Space: RGB