Artwork copyright Michael Dal Cerro. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Landscape with Painter, 2000
Michael Dal Cerro
(American, born 1953)
Location: Maple View Middle School, Covington
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Landscape with Painter is part of a series of artworks by Michael Dal Cerro that explore the New Jersey landscape. After observing an artist who focused his composition on a single tree, surrounded by factories and shopping centers, Dal Cerro was inspired to examine the discrepancy between perception and reality when it comes to our environment.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tahoma School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
New Jersey-based artist Michael Dal Cerro utilizes painting, printmaking and digital media to create elaborately imagined compositions. Interested in the invention of forms and visual language, his works play with conventional perspective and figuration. Dal Cerro lived in Seattle, Washington between 1988 and 1993. Many of his artworks from that period depict imagery of the Pacific Northwest. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in 1975.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Work on paper - mixed media |
| Medium | Hand-colored woodblock print on paper |
| Dimensions | 12 in x 15 in |
| ID Number | WSAC2000.133.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | New Jersey, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Tahoma School District |
| Artwork Location | Maple View Middle School Hallway, Outside counseling conferene room |
| WA County | King |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 18200 SE 240th St. Covington, WA 98042 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.388610, -122.100161 |
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