Category North Campus Sculptures
Western Washington University is home to a nationally acknowledged sculpture collection. The collection includes a vast variety of pieces, but there is one piece that is constantly being misinterpreted among the students on campus. Richard Beyer’s sculpture, “The Man Who… Continue Reading →
History of the Artist George Trakas, an engaging outdoor sculptor, is best known for his permanent public artworks, which conform to the environment in which they are installed. Trakas was born in Quebec, Canada in 1944, graduated from Sir George… Continue Reading →
By: Ennis Johnson, Maria Hescheles, and Carleigh Smith Mindseye- Mark di Suvero (1978) Background: ...
The Sculpture For Handle (1975) For Handel by Mark di Suervo holds a certain authority over the space it takes up, towering high over students and overlooking the city of Bellingham. This authority, with its strong steely body, is somehow… Continue Reading →
Artist Anthony Caro was an abstract/modern artist born March 8, 1924 in New Malden, Surrey. Modernism in other terms is: originality, truth, tradition, linear, and more centered. Anthony is known for minimalism, this can represent his sculptures because he only… Continue Reading →
Mindseye, Mark di Suvero (1978) Media Credits: Wylie Jacoy, Kailey Cleveland, and Nick Saunders
Karissa Reske, Dana Jennings, Serena Southwick As a group we recreated a smaller rendition of India by Anthony Caro out of project board. Thousands of students rush around campus every day, racing to their classes and hardly ever stopping to… Continue Reading →
Curve/Diagonal is a sculpture created by local Washington artist and WWU Alum Robert Maki in 1979. It was installed at Western Washington University on the northern side of campus in 1981. In Maki’s signature style this piece is minimalist, large… Continue Reading →