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| Title | Vega |
| Artwork Description | A wooden sculpture with three legs, supporting a madrone burl, oval-shaped piece that extends downward into a cone shape. The top of the piece is a bluish metal, perhaps a patinaed copper, with a brass opening in the middle. This is one of two images of the same piece. Irregularities between the pieces may reflect a difference in the source material. |
| Description on Object | Vega; William Moore; 1990; Copper, Brass, Maple, Madrone Burl; 19.5 x 11.5 x 10 inches |
| Artist Statement | Vega is turned from a small madrone burl, the form being a modified amphora, a form I have been exploring in many pieces over the last several years. This amphora has no feet. It cannot e set down without tipping over, giving it an aura of being for some special purpose. In Vega, the stand elevates the piece so we can look at it more at eye level, where it is seemingly less tied to gravity and the ground plane. The shiny brass escutcheon pins against the painted green copper are the source of the sculpture's asterial game. (Moore, 1991) |
| LC Subject | Sculpture
Wood sculpture
Woodwork
Woodworkers
Metal-work
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| AAT Subject | mixed media
sculpture
sculpture (visual work)
metalwork
copper (metal)
maple
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| Creator | Moore, William (Bill)
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| Regional Arts Council | The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html |
| Artwork Creation Date | 1990 |
| Award Date(s) | 1981
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| Medium | Mixed media
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| Artwork Measurements | 19.5 x 11.5 x 10 inches |
| Materials/Technique | wood and metal (madrone burl; maple; copper; brass) |
| Source Format | slide
color
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| Artwork Site | Salem Oregon. Public Service Building
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| Site Address | 255 Capitol St. N. E., Salem Oregon |
| County | Marion County, Oregon
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| Image View | view 2 of 2 |
| Image Processing History | Master tiff image captured at 4000 pixels across the long edge using SilverFast AI 6.0 software. Digital images in tiff format are archived and saved. Adobe Photoshop CS2 used to reorient and crop image, set and neutralize shadow and highlight points, adjust levels, contrast and sharpen as needed. Second production tiff saved. Color profile converted from Adobe RGB (1998) to sRGB IEC61966-2.1, resolution revised to 125 pixels, resize longer dimension to 875 pixels; save display jpeg at quality level 6. |
| Rights | Copyright is retained by the artist or author. All rights reserved. |
| Contributors | University of Oregon Libraries; Oregon Arts Commission |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries
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| Digital Collection Title | University of Oregon. Libraries. Oregon Public Percent for Art Digital Collection.
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