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| Title | Valley |
| Artwork Description | This view details the inverted, concave cone that hovers just above the ground amidst four unfinished boulders that is part of the outdoor sculpture, Valley. The concave cone contains what appear to be a branch and a polished, cherry-colored spear. |
| Description on Object | Janet Lofquist; 1999; Valley; Brian Foulkes |
| Artist Statement | For the Food Innovation Center I have installed two public art projects; an interior installation on the west lobby wall and an outdoor piece on the north corner of the plaza. Both of these pieces contain sculptural elements that not only refer to the context of the facility but also reflect the Oregon landscape. They not only compliment each other but also respond to the architecture of the Food Innovation building. The spatial arrangement of the interior installation, "Preserved" contrasts with the grounded and contained nature of the exterior piece. Using a repeat pattern, sculptural images seem to float across the lobby wall. Glass ""amphoras"" alternate with cast bronze trees as they accentuate the diagonal movement of the lobby staircase. The cast bronze trees are filbert saplings, root ball still intact.. As young saplings, they are symbolic of growth and nurturing. The bronze trees are simply, but elegantly ""presented"" or displayed on bronze shelves, suggesting the importance of this food source. The second component of this piece are hand blown glass amphoras; capped with a glass stopper reminiscent of an eyedropper; berry in color and adorned with gold leaf They suggest a range of possibilities from something as exotic as perfume bottles, to something as common as canning jars, or as clinical as glass flasks or vials. The amphora is rooted is history, used thousands of years ago by the ancient world to store and ship foodstuffs. These amphoras are filled with dried cherries, again symbolizing the importance of Oregon's food resources. ""Preserved"" refers to the Oregon's raw materials with the suggestion of transformation and a hint of alchemy. |
| LC Subject | Sculpture
Outdoor sculpture
Bronze
Wood
Basalt
Steel, Stainless
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| AAT Subject | outdoor sculpture
public sculpture
sculpture
sculpture (visual work)
stainless steel
wool (textile)
bronze (metal)
basalt (basic igneous rock)
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| Creator | Lofquist, Janet
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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: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/ |
| Award Date(s) | 1998
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| Medium | Sculpture
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| Materials/Technique | stainless steel; cast bronze; wood; camas basalt |
| Source Format | slide
color
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| Artwork Site | Portland Oregon. Oregon State University. Food Innovation Center Building
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| Site Address | 1207 N. W. Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon |
| County | Multnomah County, Oregon
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| Image View | detail; outdoor artwork |
| 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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