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Untitled (Steam Work for Bellingham) Robert Morris Robert Morris was known for task-oriented dance; and played an essential role in developing the art movements of Minimalist sculpture, Process art, and Earthworks. His focus and interest in dance led him to… Continue Reading →
History Mark di Suvero was born in Shanghai, China in 1933. At the mere age of eight, he immigrated to the United States in 1941. From there, Mark proceeded to attend the University of California, Berkeley in which he graduated… Continue Reading →
Robert Maki Maki graduated from Western Washington University in 1962, his Curve/Diagonal piece was purchased the Virginia Write Fund in 1980 and in 1981 was installed on WWU’s campus with the direction and permission from Robert Maki himself. Later in… Continue Reading →
(Collage work from left to right- Tyreke Wilbanks, Briar Swayne, Sophia Ricci) We decided to create a collage from an image of Stadium Piece in order to explore the idea of individuality in community. As a group, our task was… Continue Reading →
The Artist Gary Hill is an artist currently residing in Seattle, Washington and was born in Santa Monica, 1951. Growing up in California, Hill was an avid surfer and skateboarder, even winning the Skateboard National Championship in 1964. He was… Continue Reading →
About the Artist Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952 and went on to study art at the Art Students League of New York in 1970, and in 1973 he took an independent study program at the Whitney… Continue Reading →
Ulrich Rückriem “Untitled” About the Artist Ulrich Rückriem is a German-born artist who spent much of his life practicing stone masonry before he became a freelance artist. Not much information is available on this artist, and thus it’s difficult to… Continue Reading →
Untitled (Near WWU Chem Building) Ulrich Rückriem’s Untitled was created in 1989. In a similar vein to minimalist sculptors of the time such as Donald Judd, Rückriem works with overlying geometric shapes. However, perhaps in homage to his time as a stonemason… Continue Reading →
The Story of the Stadium, By Bruce Nauman The Stadium piece by Bruce Nauman is one of the most used and interacted with sculptures on WWU’s campus. Nauman does a great job of breaking down the barrier between the… Continue Reading →
Christian Serwold, Emily Peterson and Sophie Kastelic Overall Statement Lunar Drift is a three part sculpture created by Rebecca Cummins and Paul Demarinis in 2014. The piece was commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission. Rebecca Cummins and Paul… Continue Reading →