Art in Public Places - Spanaway Junior High SchoolRoger Nachman's, Life Rhythms, was installed alongside the large windows of the commons and looking out at the main entrance to Spanaway Junior High School.
Life Rhythms consists of multiple colored glass elements fused onto 14 glass panels. Arranged into a flowing ribbon-like form, the design is a kaleidoscope of colors, shapes, and forms along a rhythmic flow of vertical elements. Imbedded in the colorful flow are objects, also made of fused glass, that are more literal – a strip of film, a rocket, musical notes, the generic recycling icon, just to name a few – that the students will discover over time. As the artist states, the form with its numerous details represents "a variety of geometric and organic stimuli along the continuum of our lives." The work serves as a colorful glass mural entryway for the school and inspiration for students eating lunch, hanging out, and attending performances inside the commons.
Artwork acquired through Washington State’s Art in Public Places Program becomes part of the State Art Collection - a collection of over 4,600 works of art located at state agencies, public schools, colleges and universities throughout the state. | ||||
