Category Cris Bruch
About Offshoot & Couplet The original intent of Offshoot and Couplet was to create a shift in Bruch’s work to focus on thought and reflection. He also wanted to speak about how language relates to consumer culture, and the differentiation… Continue Reading →
Sculpture: Offshoot and Couplet Music: Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend Created by Kerry Butowicz, Vanessa Retallick and Jacob Carver Artist Statement: by Kerry Butowicz, Vanessa Retallick and Jacob Carver “Who Gives a Fuck About an Oxford Comma?” is an audio-visual response… Continue Reading →
The Sculpture Hidden in Plain Sight The sculpture “Offshoot and Couplet” hangs high on the wall of the Communications building at Western Washington University. The original intent of the artist, Cris Bruch was to make a “major shift in [his]… Continue Reading →
Since 1996 the Communications Building of Western Washington University has exhibited “Offshoot and Couplet,” a sculpture by distinguished Seattle artist Cris Bruch. In over 3 decades of practice, Bruch celebrated work has received many awards, including: “The Pollock Krasner Foundation… Continue Reading →
About the Work Offshoot and Couplet was created in 1992, and given to Western as a gift in 2014. Bruch’s main focus with the piece was in regards to language, syntax, and grammar. He used non traditional materials such… Continue Reading →
Offshoot & Couplet Offshoot and Couplet’s location, colors, poetry inscriptions, placement of objects and movement are by no means an accident. All of these aspects of the piece come together to communicate Bruch’s purpose and ideas for this sculpture; Tension… Continue Reading →
Built from steel banding, Cris Bruch creates organic shapes from lines, and has the pieces hand above and far from the viewers reach in his pieces Offshoot and Couplet. You can just make out the words of poetry along the… Continue Reading →