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| Title | Tree of Life |
| Artwork Description | This brick-relief mural depicts a dog expectantly looking up at a cat clinging to a branch of a coniferous tree. Two birds fly past the top of the tree, and a group of flowers stands in the foreground. |
| Description on Object | R&J Grimm; Tree of Life; OSU Vet Med addition |
| Notes | To view a map of the artwork location in context to Oregon State University, see http://oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/campusmap/locations.php |
| Artist Statement | The brick mural for the façade of the addition to the VetMed building attempts to engage the viewer in the symbolism of the Tree of Life, a Northwestern fir tree image, a dog and cat (referencing the animals whose care is focused on inside the building), birds, a snake and some small indigenous wildflower images. By grouping these images in a bit of a storybook fashion, the viewer may recall fairytales of childhood, but on another level may consider the interrelatedness of all these creatures on our planet; and indeed the interrelatedness of all living things- resting, in this image as in the world, on the fragility of small species in this case, Queen Ann's Lace and trillium. (Jere & Raymond Grimm, 2004) |
| LC Subject | Mural painting and decoration
Sculpture
Relief (Art)
Relief (Decorative arts)
Relief (Sculpture)
Brick walls
Animals in art
Dogs
Cats
Birds
Birds in art
Snakes
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| AAT Subject | murals (any medium)
sculpture (visual work)
public sculpture
outdoor sculpture
reliefs (sculptures)
bas-reliefs
relief
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| Creator | Grimm, Jere
Grimm, Raymond
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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: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/ |
| Artwork Creation Date | 2004 |
| Award Date(s) | 2004
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| Installation Date | 2004 |
| Medium | Mural
Sculpture
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| Artwork Measurements | 14 feet tall x 40 inches wide |
| Materials/Technique | carved brick mural; carib standard; dog, cat, bird and snake |
| Source Format | slide
color
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| Artwork Site | Corvallis Oregon. Oregon State University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Magruder Hall
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| Location | exterior facade of Veterinary Medicine Building |
| Site Address | 700 S. W. 30th St., Corvallis Oregon |
| County | Benton County, Oregon
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| 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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