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David Ireland – Bigger Big Chair
David Ireland, born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, and attended Western Washington University (1948-50). David Ireland is considered one of the most influential Bay Area artists working in the genres of conceptual and environmental art. Ireland is most well… Continue Reading →
About David Ireland David Ireland was born in 1930. He grew up with three sisters in Bellingham, Washington. He first attended Western Washington University with a concentration in art and mathematics in 1948 and then went to California College of… Continue Reading →
About the Artist David Ireland was born in Bellingham, WA in 1930. He attended Western Washington University and studied industrial design and printmaking at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. After serving twenty years in the United… Continue Reading →
1. What is Bigger Big Chair? Bigger Big Chair is 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The sculpture looks like a giant chair. It was created from 2004 to 2006 by David Ireland. He tried to express the importance… Continue Reading →
About the Artist The Bigger Big Chair was done by Bellingham’s own David Ireland. He was born in Bellingham in the 1930’s. He even went to Western Washington University and moved down to California, specifically in the Bay Area. Ireland… Continue Reading →
Artist: David Ireland was born in Bellingham, WA in 1930. Native to the Northwest Washington coast, it is not surprising that he would return to his hometown to create and install an artwork on the Western Washington University campus. David… Continue Reading →
BIGGER BIG CHAIR – David Ireland The Sculpture About the Sculpture The Sculpture Bigger Big Chair by David Ireland is located behind the Buchanan Towers on the green hillside. It is 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The… Continue Reading →
The Bigger Big Chair, by David Ireland, has been constructed on the hilltop by the woods behind Buchanan Towers. There was a stark contrast between the metal sculpture and the soft organic environment it was placed in. This made me… Continue Reading →
“Ideally my work has a visual presence that makes it seem like a part of a usual, everyday situation. I like the feeling that nothing’s been designed, that you can’t tell where the art starts and stops.” About the Sculpture… Continue Reading →
The Sculpture “A conceptual artist whose quiet embrace of life-as-art made him a beloved guru in the Bay Area” -Suzanne Muchnic About the Artist David Ireland was known for his art being functional and creating art pieces that… Continue Reading →