Category South Campus Sculptures (Pg 2)
The sculpture we were assigned to react to was John Keppelman’s 1978 “Garapata”. The sculpture is three aluminum sheets welded together and painted white. He came to the decision of this shape after working with origami paper, forming shapes both consciously… Continue Reading →
Influences Having roots in the Pacific Northwest, James Fitzgerald pays homage to his formative years through his work, being intimate with the ecology of the area. We are surrounded by towering evergreens and eccentric deciduous maples and cherry blossoms,… Continue Reading →
Scott Burton was born June 23, 1939 in Greensboro, Alabama. When his parents separated in 1952, he moved to Washington D.C. with his mother where he studied art with Leon Berkowitz and at Hans Hofmann’s painting school. He attended many universities… Continue Reading →
By: Brenna Guthrie, Alexis Bland and Emily Pollard Who is Fred Bassetti? Fred Bassetti was born in the Seattle area, specifically Tukwila, Washington. He attended the University of Washington where he first started pursuing an engineering degree but later found… Continue Reading →
Tree. From a very early age the tree knows how to find the sky. It doesn’t matter how carelessly it was dropped or deeply it was buried. The stem will snake around itself until it feels the open air. Hand…. Continue Reading →
About the Sculpture: Rainforest is located on Western Washington University’s campus near the Wade King Recreation Center, so once you set foot on the South campus, it will be one of the first sculptures you will notice. It was… Continue Reading →
Alpha-beta cube @ wwu The Alpha-beta Cube was built in 1972 but erected in 1975. Now located in the courtyard of Western’s Fairhaven residence. It was once Placed between Haggard Hall and the Wilson Library but had to be moved…. Continue Reading →
Alphabetacube Scan by AJ on Sketchfab Alphabeta Cube (1972) was designed by Fred Bassetti and was originally located outside of the Wilson Library. It was later moved to its current location, nestled in the landscape of the Fairhaven Complex on… Continue Reading →
John Keppelman’s piece, Garapata is an outdoor 3D sculpture located on South Campus. We were inspired by the concept of “a day in the life” of this piece. The idea of what it sees daily and we were interested by… 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 →