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1. Untitled (Muller)

Untitled (Muller)

Description: Variously colored and extensively cut and worked wood pieces fitted together in irregular shapes atop a wooden banister area comprise this large sculpture., Richard Muller; to R of screen; psu prof. School, 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/

2. Butterfly World and Gates

Butterfly World and Gates

Description: Flourescent pink, blue, green, yellow, and orange create a backdrop for five large butterfly forms whose wings display geometric patterning and mosaic inlay., 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/

3. Blind Man & Loon

Blind Man & Loon

Description: A bronze sculpture of a loon bird in a diving pose with black with gold spots on it's wings and around it's neck. There is a small totemic man hunched over, riding the loon's back., Blind Man & the Loon; Bronze by Jacque & Mary Regat; 1992, artsales@regatstudio.com, http://www.regatstudio.com/, 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/

4. Decker

Description: This piece is comprised of rectangular sections of flat, perhaps ceramic material that has been painted in deep blue, red, turquoise, and black. A pattern seems to emerge from their painted surfaces. Pieces vary in height, and they are arranged in such a way that they resemble a xylophone that stretches a significant length down the curved wall upon which they are mounted., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/pagen.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/

5. Butterfly World and Gates

Butterfly World and Gates

Description: A concrete and ceramic plaque that presents a bee surrounded by several other insect forms and the sun., 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/

6. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

7. Memorial Inscription

Memorial Inscription

Description: This piece consists of ten inscribed metal panels and five inscribed stone benches that honor Dr. Stephen Epler, a founder of Portland State University., Margot Voorhies Thompson; Memorial Inscription; PSU Epler Plaza; 7 granite benches, 10 etched metal panels, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/v_thompson.html, margot@margotvoorhiesthompson.com, http://www.margotvoorhiesthompson.com/html/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

8. Japanese Maple Trees with Rocks

Japanese Maple Trees with Rocks

Description: A collection of cut basalt columns, some of which breach the barrier of the glass front of the Department of Transportation., Michihiro Kosuge; Commission for Oregon Department of Transportation; site specific installation; Portland, Oregon; basalt sculptures; '99, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/kosuge.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

9. Two Lizards

Description: A concrete lizard inlaid with ceramic mosaic pieces that occupies the underside of a metal stairway., 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/

10. Drummer in Relief

Drummer in Relief

Description: A sculpture of a bronze drummer sitting upon a wooden base. The drummer has a small head compared to the rest of his body. The drum is large and round, resting on the figure's hand., Ahvakana; 11/94; Drummer in Relief; Bronze 1/12; 14x10x1 inches, http://www.stoningtongallery.com/artistselect.php?fn=Larry&ln=Ahvakana&artist=109&artType=0&topic=, 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

11. Memorial Inscription

Memorial Inscription

Description: This piece consists of ten inscribed metal panels and five inscribed stone benches that honor Dr. Stephen Epler, a founder of Portland State University., Margot Voorhies Thompson; Memorial Inscription; PSU Epler Plaza; 7 granite benches, 10 etched metal panels, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/v_thompson.html, margot@margotvoorhiesthompson.com, http://www.margotvoorhiesthompson.com/html/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

12. Decker

Description: This piece is comprised of rectangular sections of flat, perhaps ceramic material that has been painted in deep blue, red, turquoise, and black. A pattern seems to emerge from their painted surfaces. Pieces vary in height, and they are arranged in such a way that they resemble a xylophone that stretches a significant length down the curved wall upon which they are mounted., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/pagen.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/

13. Valley

Description: This view presents a contextual setting for the outdoor sculpture, Valley, which consists of an inverted, concave cone that hovers just above the ground amidst four unfinished boulders. The convex base of the cone hangs above it, off to the side, and it appears to double as an awning for the entry way to the Food Innovation Center., Janet Lofquist; 1999; Valley; Brian Foulkes, 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/

14. Sightings

Description: This view presents context for the multiple bronze castings of birds and animals that dot the courtyard to the Columbia River Correctional Institution., "sightings"; Tom Askman; Columbia River corrections, (2006) Tom Askman is an art professor at Eastern Washington University., http://www.tomaskman.com/, 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. Visit their website at: http://www.racc.org/

15. Memorial Inscription

Memorial Inscription

Description: This piece consists of ten inscribed metal panels and five inscribed stone benches that honor Dr. Stephen Epler, a founder of Portland State University., Margot Voorhies Thompson; Memorial Inscription; PSU Epler Plaza; 7 granite benches, 10 etched metal panels, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/v_thompson.html, margot@margotvoorhiesthompson.com, http://www.margotvoorhiesthompson.com/html/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

16. Preserved

Description: This view presents context for the installation, Preserved, which consists of hand-blown glass vessels containing piles of dried cherries and ornate stoppers staggered against a series of three shelves that showcase gnarled branches., Janet Lofquist; 1999; Preserved; Photo Credit: Brian Foulkes, 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/

17. Otters Feeding

Description: A ceramic sculpture of multiple tiles formed together to create an underwater scene. There are three otters swimming around a three shaded blue underwater scene. Along the bottom are green tiles with sea creatures such as crabs and starfish on almost every green tile., Otters Feeding; sculptured ceramic stoneware; Elizabeth G. Biesiot; 1991; 24x57x2 inches, 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

18. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

19. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

20. Native American Cradle Board

Native American Cradle Board

Description: This functional cradle board displays beaded adornment in the form of yellow and blue flowers and green vines., Priscilla Bettles; Native American Craddleboard; elk hide and beadwork; 33 x 10.5 x 15.5 inches, http://www.openc.k12.or.us/start/visual/basics/folk/vbas7e.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

21. Decker

Description: This piece is comprised of rectangular sections of flat, perhaps ceramic material that has been painted in deep blue, red, turquoise, and black. A pattern seems to emerge from their painted surfaces. Pieces vary in height, and they are arranged in such a way that they resemble a xylophone that stretches a significant length down the curved wall upon which they are mounted., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/pagen.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/

22. Memorial Inscription

Memorial Inscription

Description: This piece consists of ten inscribed metal panels and five inscribed stone benches that honor Dr. Stephen Epler, a founder of Portland State University., Margot Voorhies Thompson; Memorial Inscription; PSU Epler Plaza; 7 granite benches, 10 etched metal panels, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/v_thompson.html, margot@margotvoorhiesthompson.com, http://www.margotvoorhiesthompson.com/html/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

23. Coal Creek Series

Coal Creek Series

Description: A large, metal wall relief sculpture comprised of several different sections of fastened metal sheets. Textured markings on the surface of the metal offer visual interest, while the overall form resembles an open-mouthed Pac Man character. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Aluminum, ivanmorrison@earthlink.net, http://home.earthlink.net/~seraphonic/Ivan.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 & Culture

24. creative process, view 4

creative process, view 4

Description: This view details steps in the lost-wax casting process used to create Ideals., Muriel Castanis; Ideals; 444 6th Avenue, New York, New York 10011; 1992; detail, http://www.okharris.com/artists/castanis.htm, 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/

25. Nepali Window

Description: This metal relief sculpture presents layered trapezoidal forms that unite with rectangular forms to communicate a subtle variation on an overall square form., Nepali Temple Series; ohsu; Bonnie Bronson, Bonnie Bronson was born in Portland, Oregon in 1940. She attended the University of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in 1978. She was one of the first artists to develop an industrial enamel, 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/

26. Two Kiln Gates

Description: A red, metal gate that linearly defines a butterfly around a central axis point, which doubles as the fulcrum for the gate., 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/

27. creative process, view 3

creative process, view 3

Description: This view details steps in the lost-wax casting process used to create Ideals., Muriel Castanis; Ideals; 444 6th Avenue, New York, New York 10011; 1992; original bronze, http://www.okharris.com/artists/castanis.htm, 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/

28. She Flies With Her Own Wings

She Flies With Her Own Wings

Description: This sculptural installation, which can be viewed from either the first or second floor lobbies, presents a bird in flight attached to the ceiling, dramatically lit by an elaborate lighting mechanism that extends up from the circular cutaway in the ceiling between the first and second floors. This particular view, from the second floor lobby, presents a contextual view of the sculpture and its lighting mechanism., D. Merkt; She Flies with Her Own Wings, http://www.4culture.org/publicart/registry/sites/sites_artist.asp?ArtistID=52, 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/

29. front

Description: This view presents context for Muriel Castanis' sculpture, Ideals, as seen from a perspective looking toward the Portland State Office Building. It consists of the illusion of a human female form, defined by the draping and gathering of cloth rather than the positive space of the form herself., Muriel Castanis; Ideals; 444 6th Avenue, New York, New York 10011; 1992, http://www.okharris.com/artists/castanis.htm, 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/

30. Butterfly World and Gates

Butterfly World and Gates

Description: A green gate, inlaid with ceramic mosaic pieces that present plant forms and an insect form., 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/

31. Six Bug Benches

Six Bug Benches

Description: Three of six bug benches, each decorated with unique colorful, geometric patterns., 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/

32. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

33. Untitled (West)

Untitled (West)

Description: A series of four identically sized and shaped metal, rectangular wall relief sculptures. Each section contains wavy relief indentations, and they are arranged side by side and flush to each other.Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., wall relief, stainless steel, sandblasted, From 1997 - 2005, Bruce West was Head of the Sculpture Department and Senior Lecturer at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon., 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/

34. Preserved

Description: This view details one of the four hand-blown glass vessels included in the installation, Preserved., Janet Lofquist; 1999; Preserved; Photo Credit: Brian Foulkes, 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/

35. Six Bug Benches

Six Bug Benches

Description: Three of six bug benches, each decorated with unique colorful, geometric patterns., 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/

36. Valley

Description: This view presents a contextual setting for the outdoor sculpture, Valley, which consists of an inverted, concave cone that hovers just above the ground amidst four unfinished boulders. The convex base of the cone hangs above it, off to the side, and it appears to double as an awning for the entry way to the Food Innovation Center., Janet Lofquist; 1999; Valley; Brian Foulkes, 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/

37. Untitled (Cunningham; Moore)

Untitled (Cunningham; Moore)

Description: This sculpture made of wood and ceramics has oblong shapes in the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. The shapes protrude out from a wooden platform on a wall., Dennis Cunningham and Bill Moore; Blind Commission, Bill Moore: buddha-cat@mindspring.com, Brief article on Dennis Cunningham: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-66888284.html For more images of Bill Moore, check the following link: http://www.garden-art.com/sculpture/moore/william.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

38. creative process, view 5

creative process, view 5

Description: This view details steps in the lost-wax casting process used to create Ideals., Muriel Castanis; Ideals; 444 6th Avenue, New York, New York 10011; 1992; first cast test, http://www.okharris.com/artists/castanis.htm, 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/

39. Untitled (Cunningham; Moore)

Untitled (Cunningham; Moore)

Description: This sculpture made of wood and ceramics has oblong shapes in the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. The shapes protrude out from a wooden platform on a wall., Dennis Cunningham and Bill Moore; Oregon Commission for the Blind;, Bill Moore: buddha-cat@mindspring.com, Brief article on Dennis Cunningham: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-66888284.html For more images of Bill Moore, check the following link: http://www.garden-art.com/sculpture/moore/william.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

40. She Flies With Her Own Wings

She Flies With Her Own Wings

Description: This sculptural installation, which can be viewed from either the first or second floor lobbies, presents a bird in flight attached to the ceiling, dramatically lit by an elaborate lighting mechanism that extends up from the circular cutaway in the ceiling between the first and second floors. This particular view showcases the bird form and its lighting mechanism., D. Merkt; She Flies with Her Own Wings, http://www.4culture.org/publicart/registry/sites/sites_artist.asp?ArtistID=52, 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/

41. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

42. Japanese Maple Trees with Rocks

Japanese Maple Trees with Rocks

Description: A collection of cut basalt columns, some of which breach the barrier of the glass front of the Department of Transportation., Michihiro Kosuge; Commission for Oregon Department of Transportation; site specific installation; Portland, Oregon; basalt sculptures; '95, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/kosuge.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

43. Untitled #6 (Reveal Line Series #9)

Untitled #6 (Reveal Line Series #9)

Description: A dark brown sculpture forming multiple curved shapes. The shapes appear to be bolted together and hung on a white wall., Mel Katz; Unititled #6; Steel; 28x27x3/4 inches; 1993; KatM000006, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/katz.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

44. Fish Ladder

Description: This paper sculpture presents a grid of pastel paper overlaid with a smaller, foil grid pattern, which is then broken up by a succession of identical, folded forms that move diagonally across the piece. Bits of confetti accentuate the diagonal movement., Fish Ladder; Relief sculpture with foil; stamped pattern on paper; 27x26 inches; Nexus © 1983, Nexus is a design group specializing in textile collaboration, including works in paper. 1986 group members include Susanna Campbell Kuo, Marie Lyman and Alice Van Leunen.<br>The paper relief sculptures are based on traditional Japanese origami., 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/

45. Tecotosh

Description: This linear, metal sculpture spans the plaza area in front of the Portland State Engineering Building with a curved form that depends on triangular geometry for support. The form is grounded by seven linearly defined triangular shapes that also house lighting that illuminates the sculpture at night., Ed Carpenter; Tecotosh; Maseeh College of Engineering PSU; 4/2006; 8 images, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

46. Levitated Light

Levitated Light

Description: Rectangular pieces of reflective material hang in a grid pattern that exists in three-dimensional space and hangs from the ceiling., Dale Eldred; Levitated Light; PSU Prof. Schools, http://www.cultureport.com/cultureport/artists/eldred/index.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

47. Coal Creek Series

Coal Creek Series

Description: A large, metal wall relief sculpture comprised of several different sections of fastened metal sheets. Textured markings on the surface of the metal offer visual interest, while the overall form resembles an open-mouthed Pac Man character. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Aluminum; 59 x 57 1/2 x 10 inches, Coal Creek Series, ivanmorrison@earthlink.net, http://home.earthlink.net/~seraphonic/Ivan.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 & Culture

48. Quilt Block: Prairie Queen

Quilt Block: Prairie Queen

Description: This folded-paper relief is comprised of a grid pattern that alternates between metallic, small grid sections and sections of both dark gray and light gray paper. Colored confetti also adorns the surface., Nexus; Quilt Block: Prairie Queen; 32 x 31 inches; Portland State Office Building; © 1985;, Nexus is a design group specializing in textile collaboration, including works in paper. 1986 group members include Susanna Campbell Kuo, Marie Lyman and Alice Van Leunen.<br>The paper relief sculptures are based on traditional Japanese origami., 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/

49. She Flies With Her Own Wings

She Flies With Her Own Wings

Description: This sculptural installation, which can be viewed from either the first or second floor lobbies, presents a bird in flight attached to the ceiling, dramatically lit by an elaborate lighting mechanism that extends up from the circular cutaway in the ceiling between the first and second floors. This particular view from the first floor reveals the cutaway between the first and second floors where one can look up into it to view the bird form hanging from the ceiling above., D. Merkt; She Flies with Her Own Wings, http://www.4culture.org/publicart/registry/sites/sites_artist.asp?ArtistID=52, 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/

50. Levitated Light

Levitated Light

Description: Rectangular pieces of reflective material hang in a grid pattern that exists in three-dimensional space and hangs from the ceiling., Dale Eldred; Levitated Light; PSU Prof. Schools, http://www.cultureport.com/cultureport/artists/eldred/index.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 & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/