Art in Seattle's Public Spaces
Title | Art in Seattle's Public Spaces PDF eBook |
Author | James M. Rupp |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780295744087 |
"A Michael J. Repass Book" -- Title page.
Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park
Title | Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park PDF eBook |
Author | Mimi Gardner Gates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780932216809 |
The Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, where Alexander Calder's The Eagle soars over Puget Sound, Roxy Paine's stainless-steel Split glistens in the rain, and Richard Serra's Wake beckons visitors to walk within its towering forms, stands out as an exemplary civic project: an urban park open and free to all and a dynamic green space filled with great art. The innovative design turned a former industrial site on Elliott Bay into a remarkable place that not only celebrates the inseparable nature of art, urban infrastructure, and landscape but also captures the majestic character of the Pacific Northwest. Using the park as a model of how public-private partnerships can create innovative civic spaces, this informative and visually stunning book will bring the Olympic Sculpture Park to a broader audience beyond the greater Seattle area and will be a vital resource for museum professionals, architects, urban planners, students, and general art lovers.
Public Art by the Book
Title | Public Art by the Book PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Goldstein |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Public art |
ISBN |
This is a nuts and bolts guide for arts professionals and volunteers creating public art in their communities, with information on planning, funding and legal issues.
Einar & Jamex de la Torre
Title | Einar & Jamex de la Torre PDF eBook |
Author | Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 67 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780295984681 |
The de la Torre brothers combine exquisitely ornate blown and flame-worked glass works with cheap, mass-produced knickknacks, plastic flowers, fake fur, painted coins, and other found objects. Their art is a skillful combination of disparate elements, appropriating content, meaning, and materials from both high and low cultures. This intersection of contrasting elements reflects their dual residence in Mexico and the United States. The de la Torres describe themselves as "Mexican-American bicultural artists," influenced by "the morbid humor of Mexican folk art, the absurd pageantry of Catholicism, and machismo" on the one hand, and fascinated by "the American culture of excess" on the other. These artists do not hesitate to confront preconceived notions about artistic materials, cultural identity, and political borders. Dividing their time between the studios they share in San Diego and San Antonio de las Minas, they cross the international border several times a week, which provides them with a "parallel appreciation of both cultures." Their status as both insider and outsider, neither Mexican nor American, underpins their artistic discourse. Einar and Jamex de la Torre includes an essay on the artists' work by Tina Oldknow, curator of modern glass at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, and an original interview with the artists by Gronk, a Los Angeles-based artist best known for his large-scale, site-specific murals.
Public Art/public Space
Title | Public Art/public Space PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Oro Editions |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Public art |
ISBN | 9781941806920 |
This work chronicles the work of Barbara Grygutis, a pioneering public artist whose large-scale sculptural environments shape the spaces they inhabit. It also features twenty groundbreaking works accompanied by retrospectives from public art professionals on Grygutis herself, her work, and what her extensive contributions could mean for the works of tomorrow.
Art in Seattle's Public Places
Title | Art in Seattle's Public Places PDF eBook |
Author | James M. Rupp |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780295971001 |
A guide for visitors to Seattle, identifying 300 art works accessible to the public, and arranged by touring zones. Includes bandw photographs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art
Title | A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art PDF eBook |
Author | Seattle Arts Commission (1971-2002) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
"This book brings you five self-guided walking and driving tours which highlight 41 of Seattle's most popular public art projects. Included are maps and photographs to accompany each tour, along with essays by well-known writers, artists and historians who offer insight to the development and role of public art in Seattle." -- Amazon.com viewed August 14, 2020.