Artwork copyright Randy Hayes. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Adrift, 1994
Randy Hayes
(American, born 1944)
Location: Harmony Elementary, Vancouver
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Artist Randy Hayes based his painting Adrift on a photograph he took in Mombasa, Kenya, in Africa. He felt that the image of men adrift in a harbor "symbolized something more universal." The composition references the painting "The Raft of the Medusa" by French romantic artist Théodore Géricault.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Evergreen School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mississippi-based artist Randy Hayes creates figurative paintings, drawings, and photographs. He is known for his method of painting directly onto grids of photographs.
Born in Mississippi, Hayes studied sculpture and painting at Rhodes College in Tennessee. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Memphis College of Art in Tennessee in 1968. He lived and made art in Seattle from 1976 to 2013, where he also ran a bookstore and gallery for several years. He returned to Mississippi in 2013.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Work on paper - painting |
| Medium | Watercolor paint on paper |
| Dimensions | 30 in x 22 1/2 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1995.140.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Mississippi, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Evergreen School District |
| Artwork Location | Harmony Elementary Media hallway, East |
| WA County | Clark |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 17404-A NE 18th St. Vancouver, WA 98684 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 45.636562, -122.493820 |
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