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| OAC Identifier | MIL: 90-2 |
| Title | Northwest Interchange |
| Artwork Description | A glass piece composed of geometrical objects in various colors. There is a pink moon-shaped object in the middle, with zigzag lines of red/pink on top, which turns into two curved lines with a red/pink ball in the middle. Below the moon shape is a blue triangle with the tip of the triangle facing downwards, and with a red, black and blue square border vertically underneath it. This is the one of several images of the same piece. Irregularities between the pieces may reflect a difference in the source material. |
| Description on Object | Northwest Interchange; 1990; 50 inches x 100 inches; Fused and enamled glass |
| Artist Statement | Regarding this process: I start by firing the ΒΌ" glass to 1450 degrees Fahrenheit - at this temperature, the glass gets soft enough to pick up the texture of whatever it's resting on, which in this case is ceramic fiber material. Also in this first fire, certain pre-fired glass rod elements and patterns are heat fused to the plate base. The colors are powdered glass (called "enamels") mixed in a liquid medium and then airbrushed onto the glass - usually with stencils adhered to the glass, but sometimes using fire-spray techniques. The enamels are then fired, bonding them to the base glass. The particular enamels used for this project are rare in the intercity and transparency of color. They are also expensive - the reds and pink are made with gold as part of the mix. Regarding the design: My theme is the interplay and interchange between opposites, such as, the old and the new, the masculine and the feminine, the active and the receptive, and the cosmic and the concrete. I am fascinated by the dynamics of opposing forces, brought into harmonious relationship. (Miller, 1990) |
| LC Subject | Glass art
Glass artists
Glass craft
Sculpture
Light in architecture
Light art
Light in art
Glass painting and staining
Glass sculpture
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| AAT Subject | glass (material)
sculpture
sculpture (visual work)
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| Creator | Miller, Jackie
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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) | 1990
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| Installation Date | 1990 |
| Medium | Sculpture
Glass
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| Artwork Measurements | 50 inches x 100 inches |
| Materials/Technique | Fused and enameled glass |
| Source Format | slide
color
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| Artwork Site | Salem Oregon. Department of Transportation. Highway Division
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| Site Address | 2775 19th Street SE, Salem Oregon |
| County | Marion County, Oregon
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| Image View | full |
| 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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