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1. Untitled Head (Yes)
Untitled Head (Yes)
Description
This piece presents a three-dimensional, black head and neck form. A mask of orange, red, and white paint covers the face. Thin, white vertical lines extend down the forhead, but they are contained by a horizontal bisector. Eyebrows are suggested by two rows alternating white dots. Another row of alternating, light orange dots bisects the area extending from the middle of the nose, and thin lines similar to the ones on the forehead extend down over the rest of the face. Two orange circles, bordered with alternating white and red dots and covered in thin white lines. The orange lips are outlined in red., Phyllis Yes; Untitled Head; 1989; mixed media; U of O Science Complex, http://www.lclark.edu/~yes/, 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/
2. Same Old Forest Blues
Same Old Forest Blues
Description
This painted construction employs paint to dimensionally break the confines of a rectangular frame. Thick swirls of blue, white, and pink define an interior, geometric space rendered in gold, dark blue, red, and yellow as well as thin, black lines., George D. Green; Same Old Forest Blues; U of O Science Complex, (1996 press release from Oregon Economic Development Department, Salem, OR) George Green has, for the past twenty years, been a leader in the development of new forms of tromp l'oeil illusionism (painting with photographically realistic detail). Green has had over 50 national and international solo exhibitions and is represented in 44 museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, The Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts. He has been represented by the Meyerson Nowinski Gallery in Seattle, and the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City. George Green was born in Portland, Oregon in 1943., http://www.bernarduccimeisel.com/artistImages.php?id_artist=8, 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/
3. Something to Say
Something to Say
Description
This painting depicts two geometrically composed human figures with white, faceless heads. The figures also appear to wear large, white boots. The figure on the left extends one arm and kicks on leg behind while the figure on the right appears to be striding in the same direction as the other figure. The background is split in half, white on top and gray on the bottom., Michele Russo; Something to Say; U of O Science Complex, Michele Russo was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1909. In 1930, he enrolled at Yale University and received a B.F.A. degree in painting in 1934. During the depression years he was employed at a muralist through a Works Progress Administration project and in this capacity executed murals in several Connecticut schools. In 1937, Russo left Connecticut to accept a fellowship to study with Boardman Robinson and George Biddle at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado for one year. During the next ten years he was a social activist and worked for the Federal Education project in Connecticut. In the fall of 1947, Russo moved to Portland and was hired by the Museum Art School the following year to teach painting and art history, remaining on the staff until he retired in 1974. During his tenure at the Museum Art School he became known as Portland's most articulate voice of artists' political, social and artistic rights. In the 1950's, along with friends, he started a co-op op professional artists called Artists Equity. In recent years Russo has been active in various organizations to make art a more visible part of the cultural life in the Northwest; he was one of the original founders of the Portland Center for the Visual Arts. In 1975, he was Chairman of the Oregon Committee for Art in Public Places. In 1977, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Arts Commission; the first artists so honored. (Unknown, 1995), http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/russo83.htm; http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/russo.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/
4. Same Old Forest Blues
Same Old Forest Blues
Description
This view presents context for George Green's painted construction that employs paint to dimensionally break the confines of a rectangular frame. Thick swirls of blue, white, and pink define an interior, geometric space rendered in gold, dark blue, red, and yellow as well as thin, black lines., George Green; Some Old Forest Blues; U. of OR Sci. Complex II, http://www.bernarduccimeisel.com/artistImages.php?id_artist=8, 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/
5. Reflex Action
Reflex Action
Description
In this piece, orange human forms with white, linear body art and black halos occupy a red background. Additional red, white, and blue geomtric shapes as well as white hand prints are overlaid on top of the human figures., Angelita Surmon; Relex Action; 30 x 44 inches; acrylic on handmade paper, Angelita Surmon is an Oregon artist who received her B.S. in 1972 and her BFA in 1977, from Oregon State University. She has continued her education at Vermont Studio School, the Sitka Center, and in Papua, New Guinea. (Oregon Arts Commission, 1995), http://www.angelitasurmon.com/, 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/
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