This abstract piece presents a conglomeration of predominantly blue, white, green, and orange forms that suggest mood and location., Robert E. Dozono; A Day in Eugene, October 23; oil,collage/canvas; 48 x 48 inches, http://www.blackfish.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=10, 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/
This view presents a detailed section of the mural, A Legend of Multnomah Falls., Ruth Brockmann; Multnomah Falls detail; kiln-cast glass, fused glass, colored cement; 1992; Ptld. State Office Bldg.;, http://www.holstengalleries.com/artists/show/brockmann-4, 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/
This view presents a detailed section of the mural, The Bridge of the Gods., Ruth Brockmann; Bridge of the Gods detail; kiln-cast glass, fused glass, colored cement; 1992; Ptld. State Office Bldg., http://www.holstengalleries.com/artists/show/brockmann-4, 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/
A man with wings interacts with different lifeforms contained in what appear to be beakers over the top of what appear to be collaged shreds of hand-written documents. The written text reads, "The philosopher's compare their secret stone to the salamander. It is fed by fire, lives in fire and is perfected by fire as the salamander is.", Salamander; mixed media; 1998, My recent works on paper are inspired by alchemical manuscripts. The alchemists documented their labors in enigmatic texts in which chemical procedures, cosmology and myths are woven together into fantastic allegories. Similarly in my paintings I use imagery of birds, beasts, plants and minerals as symbols of the process of transformation, As an artist I view alchemy as a metaphor for the creative process in which there is progressive transformation and refinement of materials, imagery and ultimately consciousness. In alchemy and art alike the creative imagination is the vital agent of change. The alchemists described their labors as an "art". Like the alchemist I attempt to use physical processes as a mirror of inner experience. The materials become "transmuted" from their initially inert state through creative and chaotic struggle into a new synthesis. In my painting I use physical processes of dissolution, evaporation, heat and gravity which remind me of the alchemist's use of the elements of water, air, fire and earth. Humor is an important element of my work. Likewise humor and paradox were not unknown to the alchemist. The texts abound with cryptic riddles meant to befuddle the literal-minded and catalyze intuitive insight. Hermes, the Greek god of wisdom, was the patron of alchemists and also the trickster who could lead his followers on a search to find "fools gold". Anyone who embarks on a potentially quixotic search to find the elixir of immortality should have plenty of humor and humility to sustain themselves! The homunculus, a human-like creature nurtured in a glass vessel was reputed to have been created in the alchemical laboratory. In the novel "Frankenstein" the renegade doctor studies the writings of Paracelsus, the swiss alchemist, before creating his monster. I see the homunculus as a metaphor for modem technology with all its wonders and potential horrors. The series of "Homunculus" sculptures which utilize remnants of household appliances and found objects explores this theme in a whimsical fashion. The alchemist searched for the "gold of the philosophers"-philosophical wisdom. In their pursuit of nature's secrets they combined scientific experimentation with a mystical quest for illumination. Their holistic view of the universe viewed matter and consciousness as a continuum, anticipating recent developments in physics. Alchemy is the ancestor of modem science; perhaps there is something that can be learned from its legacy? I am inspired artistically by the beauty of the texts and their insights into the mysteries of creation. Hopefully my own fanciful creations convey something of the spirit of that tradition. (Nez, 1998), http://www.augengallery.com/Artists/nez.html, 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
Egyptian iconography and two human forms intermingle in some sort of drama that takes place over the top of what appears to be collaged shreds of hand-written documents. The written text reads, "You will see the Sun and Moon shining at noon then the gods will appear in the sky and the shades of the departed will walk again upon earth.", Magician's Tale #2; mixed media; 1998, My recent works on paper are inspired by alchemical manuscripts. The alchemists documented their labors in enigmatic texts in which chemical procedures, cosmology and myths are woven together into fantastic allegories. Similarly in my paintings I use imagery of birds, beasts, plants and minerals as symbols of the process of transformation, As an artist I view alchemy as a metaphor for the creative process in which there is progressive transformation and refinement of materials, imagery and ultimately consciousness. In alchemy and art alike the creative imagination is the vital agent of change. The alchemists described their labors as an "art". Like the alchemist I attempt to use physical processes as a mirror of inner experience. The materials become "transmuted" from their initially inert state through creative and chaotic struggle into a new synthesis. In my painting I use physical processes of dissolution, evaporation, heat and gravity which remind me of the alchemist's use of the elements of water, air, fire and earth. Humor is an important element of my work. Likewise humor and paradox were not unknown to the alchemist. The texts abound with cryptic riddles meant to befuddle the literal-minded and catalyze intuitive insight. Hermes, the Greek god of wisdom, was the patron of alchemists and also the trickster who could lead his followers on a search to find "fools gold". Anyone who embarks on a potentially quixotic search to find the elixir of immortality should have plenty of humor and humility to sustain themselves! The homunculus, a human-like creature nurtured in a glass vessel was reputed to have been created in the alchemical laboratory. In the novel "Frankenstein" the renegade doctor studies the writings of Paracelsus, the swiss alchemist, before creating his monster. I see the homunculus as a metaphor for modem technology with all its wonders and potential horrors. The series of "Homunculus" sculptures which utilize remnants of household appliances and found objects explores this theme in a whimsical fashion. The alchemist searched for the "gold of the philosophers"-philosophical wisdom. In their pursuit of nature's secrets they combined scientific experimentation with a mystical quest for illumination. Their holistic view of the universe viewed matter and consciousness as a continuum, anticipating recent developments in physics. Alchemy is the ancestor of modem science; perhaps there is something that can be learned from its legacy? I am inspired artistically by the beauty of the texts and their insights into the mysteries of creation. Hopefully my own fanciful creations convey something of the spirit of that tradition. (Nez, 1998), http://www.augengallery.com/Artists/nez.html, 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
This piece is one of four seasonally-related collagraph prints. Green, blue, and yellow textured paper with white dotted lines are highlighted throughout the piece. One dark blue triangle is on the left side and one light blue triangle is located on the right side. In the middle on the left side is a black and white abstract image., Four Seasons Spring; #6-10; 1991; 30x40 inches; collagraph print with mixed media; James B. Thompson, (1996) James Thompson was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Ripon College, receiving a BA in Art/Art History and MFA from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO. He taught at Ripon College, University of Alaska and has been a Professor of, 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
A mixed media art rendering of a cityscape photograph. Acrylic and colored pencil were used to create a sketchy look and to make it more abstract. This is the second of two images of the same artwork. In this piece, compared to the duplicate, the objects are more apparent and detailed., Cityscape #2; MaryAnn Johns; Photography; 11 x 14, 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
This piece is one of four seasonally-related collagraph prints. Blue and pink textured paper with white dotted lines are featured throughout the piece. One blue triangle is on the left side and one translucent triangle is situated on the right side. In the middle on the left side is a black and white abstract image., Four Seasons Winter; #16-20; 1991; 30x40 inches; collagraph print with mixed media; James B. Thompson, (1996) James Thompson was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Ripon College, receiving a BA in Art/Art History and MFA from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO. He taught at Ripon College, University of Alaska and has been a Professor of, 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
Metal and lights combined in linear, geometric intersections that hang from the ceiling. This view is from a parallel perspective., Diamond; Peter Teneau; acrylic-LED; WOSC Heritage Hall, Peter V. Teneau was born in 1929 in New Rochelle, New York, US., 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
An interaction occurs in the window bay of the skylight between the surface of the window bay, which is painted in black with lighter colored suggestions of stars and atomospheric forms and comet forms made from transparent red, orange, and yellow material, which are suspended in the window bay., Cloud Chambers; 1997; Skylight C; Evening - Comets, Melanie Walker received a B.A. from San Francisco State University and an M.F.A. from Florida State University. She has taught at the Media Arts Department at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado specializing in Historic Photographic Processes, Digital Imaging, Costume Design, Puppetry and Public Art., melanie.walker@colorado.edu, Peters and Walker: http://www.airworks-studio.com/ <br>Melanie Walker: http://www.colorado.edu/arts/photo/walker.html, 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 and Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org
