Breccia

Title: Breccia
LC Subject: Pottery Sculpture Ceramic sculpture ceramics (object genre) studio ceramics sculpture (visual work) public sculpture bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Creator: Pagen, Geoffrey
Description: This ceramic wall relief consists of three columns hung side-by-side and decorated with relief texture and Raku-fired glazes. Geoffrey Pagen; Breccia; 53 x 26 x 2 inches; wall relief; U of O Science Complex The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
Location: Lokey Science Complex >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: Cascade Hall, 1260 Franklin Blvd., Eugene Oregon
Award Date: 1988
Identifier: 1989_uo_sci-complex_16_a01
Item Locator: PAG: 89-13
Accession Number: 1989_uo_sci-complex_16_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Pagen, Geoffrey
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: 55 x 26 x 2 inches
Material: Ceramic art; Sculpture; ceramic wall relief: 3 vertical "bars," with a 4 inch gap between each bar; bas-relief surface design with glazed and unglazed surfaces; fired in the Raku firing method (Pagen, 1989).
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1989 UO Science Complex 1989_uo_sci-complex
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: This project included the construction of a complex of four major science buildings: the construction of a new Museum of Natural History and two smaller architecture studio buildings to replace dislocated facilities, and a remodel of a former science building for Architecture and Allied Arts, which lost about 15,000 net square feet of programmatic space to construction of the new science buildings. The project was completed between 1989-1991. An interactive campus map of the University of Oregon may be viewed at: http://map.uoregon.edu/ Cascade Hall, room 310B
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: The word "Breccia" is a geological term meaning a rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in a fine grain matrix, such as clay or sand. The ceramic wall relief "Breccia" is a continuation of the serial compositions, and bas-relief concepts that I have been working on for several years now. These "expressive fragments," as I call them, deal with a negative space and Minimalist concerns. The ephemeral notion of the negative space once being occupied is very important to the impact of these wall pieces. The piece is fired in the Ceramic firing method referred to as "RAKU." I have used this particular firing technique because of the bizarre, primitive and unpredictable effects that are imposed on the clay surface. I use certain glazes that reflect a more contemporary use of color, rather than traditional RAKU glazes. I try to set up a visual tension and spatial ambiguity through the application of bas-relief surfaces, and very textured surfaces contrasted by the rich colored glazes. (Pagen, July 12, 1989).