Artwork copyright Jack Chevalier. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Untitled, 1987
Jack Chevalier
American (born 1948, died 2021)
Location: Carriage Crest Elementary, Renton
About the Artwork
Artist Jack Chevalier composed Untitled using both abstract and representational imagery to comment on the formation of our cultural symbols. He notes, "At some point, probably in very distant history, the geometry, symetry and logical structures in nature (night/day cycles, arc of the sun, horizon line over water, triangular light rays through the clouds, facets of a crystal, etc.) found themselves reflected onto the decorative motifs of a pot, a mask or a dwelling, from there to the rudiments of written language, to the iconography of a culture, to the formulation of history. I would like to make this analogy in my artwork on a personal level."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Kent School District.
About the Artist
Northwest artist Jack Chevalier (1948-2021) created mixed media artworks that explore material, symbolism, and the nature of creativity. In his own words, "I try to involve both materials and process and image type, then work toward revealing threads of their interconnection... I am trying to make a picture of a whole experience, taking into account both what one sees out there and what one brings (mentally, iconographically, culturally, etc) to the experience."Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jack Chevalier was drafted into the U.S. Army after high school and sent to Vietnam during its heaviest combat of 1968-69. After the war, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Cleveland Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Illinois. In the late 1970s, he moved to Seattle and became a part of the vibrant art scene. Since 1991, he lived and made art on Vashon Island in South Puget Sound, Western Washington.
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