Cornelius, Zira and Friends in Hemispheres

Title

Cornelius, Zira and Friends in Hemispheres

LC Subject

Sculpture Public sculpture sculpture (visual work)

Creator

Conkle, Bruce Lucas, Mame

Description

Bruce Conkle loves snowmen, coconuts, fairy tales, crystals, and meteorites. He is interested in creating work which uses art and humor to address contemporary attitudes toward nature and environmental concerns, including deforestation and climate change. Bruce's work often deals with escapism, artificial worlds and man’s place within nature and frequently examines what he calls the “misfit quotient” at the crossroads. His work has shown in Reykjavik, Rio De Janeiro, New York and Portland, and he has been represented by Jack The Pelican Presents. Mr. Conkle has received multiple RACC project grants, is co-founder to the artist collective Blinglab and a 2006 Caldera Artist Residency alum. Marne Lucas is a photographer and installation artist using nature, pop-culture and sexuality through a filter of humor, as fundamental themes in her work. Her most recognized work is portraiture based, exploring intimacy with candor in her pin-up portraits of men and women, her artist portraits series and her ongoing self portrait series titled 'MLSP'. For the past ten years, Marne has worked as a visual and installation artist, in film & video production, performance, curatorial projects and in health and arts related non-profit organizations. In 2005 she co-curated the 'Danzine Retrospective' installation for non-profit organization Danzine, part of 'At The Mercy Of Others: The Politics of Care' organized by the 2005 Whitney Museum ISP Fellows. 2006 saw an elaborate puppet show produced by Blinglab at the PICA T.B.A festival. She is a RACC project grant recipient, a Caldera Artist Residency alum and co-founder of the artist collective Blinglab. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

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Location

Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland State University >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States

Street Address

1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon

Award Date

2009

Identifier

Conkl_Instal_14

Accession Number

Conkl_Instal_14

Rights

In Copyright

Dc Rights Holder

Conkle, Bruce; Lucas, Mame

Type

Image

Format

image/jpeg

Material

Sculpture

Set

Oregon Percent for Art

Primary Set

Oregon Percent for Art

Relation

Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union Project

Institution

Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon

Color Space

RGB Color

Biographical Information

This series of abstract sculptures offers a glimpse of a transitory, liquid bubble time-frame contrasted with that of the earth and stones, just as the two are locked in an improbable dance.