Crossroads I

Title
Crossroads I
LC Subject
Wood Wood sculpture Sculpture Art, Abstract Painting Lacquer and lacquering mixed media painting (image-making) sculpture (visual work)
Creator
Burchard, Christian, 1955-
Description
Detailed view of a centerpiece of an artwork made from burl. A prickly texture surrounds four concave rectangles with gridmarks on them. Six cork-like objects protrude; they are arranged in a curving segment. 3 horizontal black bars extend from the right side. Christian Burchard; crossroads I; detail Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1955, Christian has been living in the United States since 1978. Building on a foundation laid by a furniture makers apprenticeship in Germany in the middle seventies, he studied sculpture and drawing first at the Museum School in Boston and then at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver BC. In 1982 he and his wife, Micheline, opened Cold Mountain Studio in Southern Oregon. His early focus was on furniture and interiors, but gradually shifted to woodturning and sculpture, moving between vessel oriented forms and sculptural turning. His work has been included in most of the major turning related exhibits of the last ten years and is exhibited widely throughout the US. His pieces are part of many public and private collections. He is also sought after as a teacher and demonstrator at craft schools and conferences and related turning events. (information obtained from http://www.burchardstudio.com/bio.html -- viewed 2007-02-22) burchard@hughes.net The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
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detail
Location
Santiam Unit, North Cascade District, Oregon Department of Forestry >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
22965 North Fork Road S. E., Lyons Oregon
Award Date
1992
Identifier
1992_santiam-hdqtrs_dept-forestry_01_a02
Accession Number
1992_santiam-hdqtrs_dept-forestry_01_a02
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Burchard, Christian
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
103 x 79 x 5.5 inches
Material
Sculpture; Mixed media maple burl, blue oak, padouk, paint, lacquer
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1992 Santiam Headquarters Department of Forestry 1992_santiam-hdqtrs_dept-forestry
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Color Space
RGB
Biographical Information
Crossroads consists of a large slice of maple burl, turned on a bowl laddle, using a multiple center approach. I am intrigued by the meeting of human and natural energies, marks that we leave on our environment. I also like to see this piece as a map or landscape. (Burchard, 1992)