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1. Beach Fog with Tree Root
Beach Fog with Tree Root
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A black and white photographic exploration of nature and light. The view is of beachfront, with incoming ocean waves, sandy hills and fog in the background, and driftwood at the forefront., Claire Trotter; beach fog with tree root; state printing, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), 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
2. 4 photographs: Beach Fog with Tree Root; Morning Reflection; Study in Lines; Reed Calligraphy
4 photographs: Beach Fog with Tree Root; Morning Reflection; Study in Lines; Reed Calligraphy
Description
This view represents all four of Claire Trotter's photographs in context at the Salem Printing Plant., Claire Trotter; St Printing Plant; 4 photographs b/w; 1980, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), 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
3. Changing Huts
Changing Huts
Description
A color photograph depicting a grouping of huts with a row of seagulls in the foreground and backed with a bleak sky that obscures the ridgeline of a mountain., F.P. Biggs, Changing Huts, cibachrome print, 29 x 32 inches, framed, 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. Study in Lines
Study in Lines
Description
A black and white photographic exploration of nature and light. Designs of unknown origin that may have been placed in sand or are natural. One resembles a fish; another resembles a heart; many designs are hidden, depending on the viewer's imagination. Solid materials and their resulting shadows meld together., Claire Trotter; study in lines; state printing, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), 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
5. Boarding Up the Door
Boarding Up the Door
Description
This mixed media photo installation presents a photographic representation of an overall-clad man attached to a ladder. The man intereacts with a photographic representation of a boarded door with white, peeling paint that is attached to the wall. To the left of the man and the door, another photographic representation of a window fleshes out the illusion of space implied by the installation., David Joyce; Boarding Up the Door; © 1986, http://www.bkpix.com/writing/joyce2.php, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
6. Morning Reflection
Morning Reflection
Description
A black and white photographic exploration of nature and light. The view appears to be a sand dune, with a tree branch sticking out of the sand. The light reflects a shadow of the branch. The sand exhibits horizontal lines created by the wind., Claire Trotter; morning reflection; state printing, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), 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
7. Sitka Spruce II
Sitka Spruce II
Description
A combination of drawing and black and white photographic elements render the base of a spruce tree., Sitka Spruce II, mixed media collage; fragments; 42 x 24 inches, Terri Warpinski has been a professor of art at the University of Oregon since 1984, where she also served in administrative positions such as Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Community Engagement. Warpinski's images reflect her reverence for the Western Landscape and her interest in the traces of human connection with this landscape. Warpinski invests her images with a strong belief in the environmental movement: "Art, literature and Theater can gather people around an issue in an uplifting way. It's not being irresponsible or ignoring the seriousness of things. Neither is it preaching to the converted. In my experience art can reach the spirit of people in a deeper way than a purely analytical approach..." Warpinski's projects include a series on aboriginal rock art in Australia, works inspired by her field notebooks, hand-colored black and white photographs, and large-format collages which include the Fragments series images that are now a part of this collection., tlw@uoregon.edu, http://www.terriwarpinski.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
8. Aspen Stand II
Aspen Stand II
Description
A combination of drawn aspen trees and photographed aspen trees., Aspen Stand II, mixed media collage; fragments; 42 x 24 inches, Terri Warpinski has been a professor of art at the University of Oregon since 1984, where she also served in administrative positions such as Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Community Engagement. Warpinski's images reflect her reverence for the Western Landscape and her interest in the traces of human connection with this landscape. Warpinski invests her images with a strong belief in the environmental movement: "Art, literature and Theater can gather people around an issue in an uplifting way. It's not being irresponsible or ignoring the seriousness of things. Neither is it preaching to the converted. In my experience art can reach the spirit of people in a deeper way than a purely analytical approach..." Warpinski's projects include a series on aboriginal rock art in Australia, works inspired by her field notebooks, hand-colored black and white photographs, and large-format collages which include the Fragments series images that are now a part of this collection., tlw@uoregon.edu, http://www.terriwarpinski.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
9. Ruins Near Beatty, Nevada
Ruins Near Beatty, Nevada
Description
A black-and-white photograph that depicts a view from within the concrete remains of an abandoned structure, which frame the silhouette of the mountains in the background., slide; bw print; selenium toned; 16 x 20.5 inches, dpowell@uoregon.edu, http://art-uo.uoregon.edu/index.cfm?mode=faculty&page=dpowell, 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/
10. Boarding Up the Door
Boarding Up the Door
Description
This mixed media photo installation presents a photographic representation of an overall-clad man attached to a ladder. The man intereacts with a photographic representation of a boarded door with white, peeling paint that is attached to the wall. To the left of the man and the door, another photographic representation of a window fleshes out the illusion of space implied by the installation., David Joyce; Boarding Up the Door; © 1986, http://www.bkpix.com/writing/joyce2.php, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
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