Cape Formation, Kiwanda, Oregon, 1987
- Title
- Cape Formation, Kiwanda, Oregon, 1987
- LC Subject
- Photography Outdoor photography Nature photography Landscape photography Photography of water art photography black-and-white photography nature photography photography (discipline)
- Creator
- Harding, Goodwin
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of rocks on a coastline. Cape Formation, Kiwanda, Oregon, 1987; Goodwin Harding; platinum/palladium print; 8 x 10 inches; © 1987 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
- Western Oregon University >> Polk County >> Oregon >> United States Polk County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth Oregon
- Award Date
- 1987
- Identifier
- 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I_14_a01
- Item Locator
- HAR: 89-15
- Accession Number
- 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I_14_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Harding, Goodwin
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- Image 8 x 10 inches; Frame 15 x 18 inches
- Material
- Photography platinum/palladium photograph on rag paper
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1989 WOSC (Western Oregon University) Dormitory, Vol. 1 (A-H) 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- This artwork is also listed as being awarded in 1988 to the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton, Oregon. To view a campus map, see http://www.wou.edu/online_catalog/display/campus_maps.php fourth floor lounge
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- Cape Formation portrays I hope a sense of the epic conjugation of earth, sea, and atmosphere evidenced in such grandeur on the Oregon coast. Visual representation of this experience is often difficult because we appreciate drama and mystery of it most as we observe change; the eye alone cannot fuse successive images. The camera, as it gathers light over time, can present distilled reflections of such dynamic interactions. My objective in photography is to celebrate the recognition of beauty, mystery, and harmony in the phenomenal world. I intend that my photographs will transcend literal representation by instilling a metaphoric and emotional response. While the tactile quality of the prints beckons with its own loveliness, in fidelity to some outer experience, the real subject is conveyed beneath these surfaces in an intuitive realm. I want my images to evoke a sense of wonder and of affirmation. My plantinum prints are made by contact from 8 x 10 negatives; they are hand coated on fine art paper. I have chosen this outmoded printing method because platinum has a greater capacity than commercial silver-based papers to register the middle and high values. The great appeal of platinum prints lies in their physical beauty, in the luminosity of print values. The prints are tactile objects in themselves, full of the impression of substance and atmosphere. Further, the platinum image affords a remarkable delicacy of tone and nuance of color. I believe the best platinum prints foster a more complete illusion of reality and elicit a more intimate emotional response. (Harding, 1989.)
