An interaction occurs in the window bay of the skylight between the surface of the window bay, which is painted in blue with white rounded forms outlined in a neutral tone and the suggestions of paper forms made from transparent white material, which are suspended in the window bay., Cloud Chambers; 1997; Skylight B; Afternoon - Flying Papers, 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
An interaction occurs in the window bay of the skylight between the surface of the window bay, which is painted in blue with yellow and orange rounded forms and feather forms made from transparent black and white material, which are suspended in the window bay., Cloud Chambers; 1997; Skylight A; Morning - Feathers, 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
An interaction occurs in the window bay of the skylight between the surface of the window bay, which is painted in blue with yellow and orange rounded forms and feather forms made from transparent black and white material, which are suspended in the window bay., Cloud Chambers; 1997; Skylight A; Morning - Feathers, 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
This print depicts a red-breasted crow adorned with linear accents. A swatch of light blue near the crow's head creates visual interest and directs the viewer's attention to a mirror-image of the word "crow" near the top of the image., Rick Bartow; wounded crow; monoprint with mixed media; 44.25x30 inches; 1991; BARR91 (inv. 1029), The frailty of life on this planet and the need to recognize the interconnectedness of all species are common threads that weave through Bartow's work. His Yurok Indian heritage and his experiences in Vietnam are the source of these feelings and nurture his imagery. Crow/raven and a pantheon of other animals, including man, figure prominently in his work. He reanimates the ancient myths of Northwest peoples into his visual language. Once the symbol of rebirth and the spirit of all life, crow is a ghost-like figure in this monotype who knows "he" is no longer central to our lives. (OAC documentation, 1990). A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.), http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=227, 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 mixed media art piece of a photograph situated from the top of a building, and looking towards a landscape beyond that. Acrylic and colored pencil were used to create a sketchy look and to make it more abstract., Porland; MaryAnn Johns; Photography; 11 x 14 inches, 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 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/
According to the artist, Gold Twist represents the sun's reflection off of bright surfaces. Image shows handmade paper and goldleafing., Kati Casida; 1979; Gold Twist; state printer; 35x35x3 inches; handmade paper with woodcut and gold leaf; edition/5, ddekalb@steelgallery.com, http://members.aol.com/kcasida/, 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 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