Category South Campus Sculptures (Pg 2)
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 →
About the Artist James Fitzgerald was born in 1910 and died in 1973. He was born in Seattle Washington. James was popular in the Pacific Northwest and was director of the Spokane Art Center. Fitzgerald painted, sculpted and taught. He… Continue Reading →
The artist’s original intent is to highlight the work process in his pieces by practicing simplicity to reveal natural complexity and beauty. Ruckriem uses various, somewhat archaic, techniques to modify natural rock to allow viewers to see his interactions… Continue Reading →
By: Dillon Hamblin & Paige Rittenhouse The Piece “Two-Part Chairs, Right Angle Version” was created in 1987 only 2 years before Scott Burton’s death. This piece was originally in the Virginia Wright Fund in Seattle and gifted to Western Washington… Continue Reading →
About the Artist: John Keppelman is primarily a painter but has worked in metal, creating abstract sculptures and vivid paintings. Keppelman attended San Francisco State University and the University of California, Berkeley with degrees in English and art. Keppelman even worked… Continue Reading →
In our video, we incorporated photos, video footage, and sketches to describe Fred Bassetti’s work, Alphabeta Cube. Bassetti’s piece was originally located near Western Washington University’s Wilson Library but is now located in the Fairhaven Complex. It is interesting… Continue Reading →
Manus Response Video Artist Statement One of the most essential aspects of Manus that we wanted to bring to life in our representation of the sculpture was texture. We also incorporated Manus’s resemblance to human form and its ability to… Continue Reading →
Artist Statement In response to James Fitzgeralds’ piece “Rainforest” we decided to create a video. Our hope is that this short compilation of shots taken in our local arboretum encompasses the feelings that the viewer gets when seeing this sculpture…. Continue Reading →
By: Dylan Willis, Madison Dowling, Ireland Kelly Artist statement: We wanted to represent the complex aspects of these very simple sculpture pieces. Two-part chairs, Right angle version (a pair) blends into the fast paced world of campus, and they sometimes… Continue Reading →