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81. Near Bend
Near Bend
Description
A vibrant colored print depicting an abstract landscape. There is a red, purple and orange dotted sky with long fluffy clouds above a dark green forest. In front of the forest are six red spiky, flame-shaped plants amongst numerous small blue bushes on an orange and yellow ground., Near Bend; woodcut, 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
82. Wild Future/Wet Hands
Wild Future/Wet Hands
Description
This print divides the main picture plane from the surrounding decorative border of images geometrically. The main picture plane, a vertical rectangle, occupies the center of the piece, and it depicts a man standing in water with a fishing pole. Beneath the surface of the water, a thick hand grabs a fish by the tail.Two horizontal rectangles flank the upper and lower sections of the piece, and the main picture plane is flanked by a series of squares and rectangles. The shapes that create the border around the main picture plane contain a conglomeration of fishing equipment, geometric shapes, and landscape elements., Wild Future/Wet Hands; linocut print; (46 x 22 inches(image)); edition of 20; 1996, 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/
83. The Bouquet
The Bouquet
Description
What appears to be a floral still life comes to life with the activity of a number of small figures and a ship disguised among the flowers. Red, orange, yellow, and green add color to the otherwise black-and-white composition., The Boquet; S. Funkhouser; 24 x 18 inches, http://www.luciadouglas.com/artists/artists_list/funkhouser.html, 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
84. Grand Rodeo
Grand Rodeo
Description
Two men in hats flank the frame of this woodcut piece that presents a scene from a rodeo. A bullrider occupies the central focal point while other performers and revelers pepper the background. The audience is kept at bay by a band of black, and a rooster and a dog prowl the foreground. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Woodcut; 1978, Manuel Izquierdo was born in Madrid, Spain, and fled to the United States settling in Portland, Oregon in 1943. While he was in high school Manuel was encouraged to pursue wood-cuts by Lloyd Reynolds, the well-known calligrapher. In 1951 Manuel graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and soon after became a professor there. Manuel Izquierdo received the Oregon Governor's Award in 1991 and has exhibited work both in the Northwest and nationally, including a ten-year retrospective at the Portland Art Museum in 1967. Having completed many commissions his sculpture can be seen in a variety of Portland public spaces such as Pettygrove Square. His work is in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum in Pennsylvania, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/izquierdo.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/
85. Nahkeeta
Nahkeeta
Description
A mostly monochromatic bluish-purple landscape composition whose horizon line breaks the monochrome color scheme with a hint of pink. The scene depicts the silhouette of a stand of coniferous trees reflected in a body of water with mountains in the backgound. Two water fowl fly side by side across the sky., Nahkeeta; Valerie Wilson; intaglio; Pendelton State Office Building, http://valeriewillson.com/index.htm, The Oregon Arts Commission has nine Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
86. Fig. 34
Fig. 34
Description
This piece appears to allude to the children's game, "Operation." A human skeleton is presented in pink over the top of a pinkish landscape scene, and various icons representing non-human entities are connected to areas of the skeleton., C.T. Chew; Fig. 34; OSU - Elec&Computer, http://ctchew.com/pages/galleries/chewgal.html, 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/
87. Across the Wall
Across the Wall
Description
A woodcut print in primary tones of black, white and brown, featuring a brick wall with geckos climbing up the wall and monkeys playing on the ground in front of the wall. Behind the wall are human-like figures with brown and white lines for hair and a happy sun in the upper right corner of the piece., An-Ka-Gnogon-Demen-Demen (Across the Wall); Baba Wague Diakite; Woodcut; 16 x 24 inches; '92; DiaB92070751; (inv. 1435), Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, 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
88. Grand Rodeo
Grand Rodeo
Description
Two men in hats flank the frame of this woodcut piece that presents a scene from a rodeo. A bullrider occupies the central focal point while other performers and revelers pepper the background. The audience is kept at bay by a band of black, and a rooster and a dog prowl the foreground. This is one of two views of this artwork. Variations between duplicate images relate directly to original source materials., Woodcut; 1978, Manuel Izquierdo was born in Madrid, Spain, and fled to the United States settling in Portland, Oregon in 1943. While he was in high school Manuel was encouraged to pursue wood-cuts by Lloyd Reynolds, the well-known calligrapher. In 1951 Manuel graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and soon after became a professor there. Manuel Izquierdo received the Oregon Governor's Award in 1991 and has exhibited work both in the Northwest and nationally, including a ten-year retrospective at the Portland Art Museum in 1967. Having completed many commissions his sculpture can be seen in a variety of Portland public spaces such as Pettygrove Square. His work is in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum in Pennsylvania, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/izquierdo.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/
89. Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Description
An abstract rectangular print that examines forms and layers of shapes. There are two similar shapes, one featuring gray/blue coloring and the other in a gray white shade. The background of the piece is red with mottled black coloring. There is a slice of a green/black form and two gray/black forms, one on top of a white/gray form. In the left bottom corner is a orange/green form., Alter Ego; 21 x 42 inches; monotype; 1989, myrnaburks@earthlink.net, http://www.myrnaburksfineart.com/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 Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
90. MCMLXXVII
MCMLXXVII
Description
This piece is composed in black and white, with the addition of a few minor red accents and a neutrally toned square shape at the upper left corner of the piece. The central focus of the piece lies with the two triangles stacked along the left side of the piece that are next to a large, irregualarly shaped form in the middle of the piece. The background is orchestrated with choppy, black lines and the red accent. Variation between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., Etching & chine colle; 20 x16 inches; 1977, http://www.luciadouglas.com/artists/artists_list/funkhouser.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/
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