Artwork copyright Brian Goldbloom. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Brian Goldbloom. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Basin with Stream, 1997

Brian Goldbloom
(American, born 1950)

Location: Bellingham School District Facilities and Sustainability Department, Bellingham

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Basin with Stream is a carved stone sculpture created by artist Brian Goldbloom. It is part of a series of stone basins that explore the way water collects, channels, and escapes from different carved shapes and surfaces. This piece refers to the forces of erosion, featuring a natural looking stream cutting through rounded stones. He thinks of this composition "as a landscape, a stream running through rocky terrain… It is reminiscent of rainwater cycles (rain falling in mountains, collecting in mountain lakes and then running downhill to start over again)."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Brian Goldbloom creates site-specific sculptural installations in public spaces using mainly natural stone materials. His artworks interact with their surrounding environment and architecture and invite viewers to become active participants in the spaces they use.
He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Oregon in 1974 and pursued graduate studies at the University of Oregon in 1974-75. He has over thirty years of experience working with stone.