Kiln & Foundry Building

Title: Kiln & Foundry Building
LC Subject: Metal sculpture Outdoor sculpture Sculpture Sand-blast Architecture Architecture--Details Buildings aluminum (metal) sandblasting sculpture (visual work) public sculpture outdoor sculpture
Creator: Boyden, Frank
Description: Detail view of an aluminum plate door that has a design of cutout alchemical symbols which indicate the major elements which comprise bronze. All the elements revolve around a central ancient symbol of a crucible. From the top clockwise, the symbols are for copper, antimony, wax, nickel, tin, iron, zinc and lead. The door is bordered by a blue/green edge and thin handlebars on each side. (excerpt taken from Frank Boyden's proposal, 1996) Frank Boyden was born 1942, in Portland, OR. He attended Yale University, School of Art, achieving a M.F.A. and B.F.A., in Painting, 1968. In 1965, he attended Colorado College, where he received a B.A. in Art. Laura Russo Gallery at: http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/bio/bio_boyden.html 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
View: gates; detail
Location: Campbell Hall, Western Oregon University >> Polk County >> Oregon >> United States Polk County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, Oregon
Date: 1975/2012
Identifier: 1996_wosc-campbell-hall_01_a04
Accession Number: 1996_wosc-campbell-hall_01_a04
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Boyden, Frank
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: 8 x 12 ft
Material: Sculpture; Architecture; aluminum, sandblasted glass, cement
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1982 Western Oregon State College Campbell Hall 1996_wosc-campbell-hall
Has Version: photograph; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: The Kiln and Foundry Facility at Western Oregon State College is the works of ceramic artist and sculptor, Frank Boyden. Boyden designed and built the walls of the kiln and foundry building during 1995. The structure is made of steel, sandblasted concrete, sandblasted glass and large 0.5 in thick aluminum plates. His intent was to produce a structure incorporating visual elements that were a reflection of its function. The visual elements of the building walls were conceived as a showcase of historical and contemporary ceramic forms and decoration, and as a set of alchemical and medieval European symbols which reflected what was being done in the building. The building is an effective functioning link between the ancient past and the highly technological age in which we currently make ceramics and cast metals. Use of the building hopefully will show the links between traditional knowledge of alchemy, clay and metal casting and the exacting tools of today that allow immense and external and often aloof control. (excerpt taken from Oregon Arts Commission brochure) To view a campus map, see http://www.wou.edu/wou/maps/
Color Space: RGB