Tree of Life
- Title
- Tree of Life
- LC Subject
- Mural painting and decoration Sculpture Relief (Art) Relief (Decorative arts) Relief (Sculpture) Brick walls Animals in art Dogs Cats Birds Birds in art Snakes murals (any medium) sculpture (visual work) public sculpture outdoor sculpture reliefs (sculptures) bas-reliefs (sculpture) relief (sculpture techniques)
- Creator
- Grimm, Jere Grimm, Raymond
- Description
- This brick-relief mural depicts a dog expectantly looking up at a cat clinging to a branch of a coniferous tree. Two birds fly past the top of the tree, and a group of flowers stands in the foreground. R&J Grimm; Tree of Life; OSU Vet Med addition 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/
- Location
- Magruder Hall, Oregon State University >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 700 S. W. 30th St., Corvallis Oregon
- Award Date
- 2004
- Identifier
- 2004_osu_vet-met-I_01_a02
- Accession Number
- 2004_osu_vet-met-I_01_a02
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Grimm, Jere; Grimm, Raymond;
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 14 feet tall x 40 inches wide
- Material
- Mural; Sculpture; carved brick mural; carib standard; dog, cat, bird and snake
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 2004 Oregon State University Vet Med I 2004_osu_vet-met-I
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- To view a map of the artwork location in context to Oregon State University, see http://oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/campusmap/locations.php exterior facade of Veterinary Medicine Building
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- The brick mural for the façade of the addition to the VetMed building attempts to engage the viewer in the symbolism of the Tree of Life, a Northwestern fir tree image, a dog and cat (referencing the animals whose care is focused on inside the building), birds, a snake and some small indigenous wildflower images. By grouping these images in a bit of a storybook fashion, the viewer may recall fairytales of childhood, but on another level may consider the interrelatedness of all these creatures on our planet; and indeed the interrelatedness of all living things- resting, in this image as in the world, on the fragility of small species in this case, Queen Ann's Lace and trillium. (Jere & Raymond Grimm, 2004)
