Artwork copyright Kathy Fridstein. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Mother, 1988
Kathy Fridstein
American (born 1953)
Location: Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood
About the Artwork
Mother is an abstract drawing created by artist Kathy Fridstein. It is part of a body of paintings and drawings inspired by archeological fragments. Based on ancient myths, these drawings explore our relationship to home and family. She notes, "In Mother the ancient Earth Mother symbol is overlaid and intertwined with the image of the home and spiral symbolizing birth and life. I employ many universal symbols in my drawings, hoping and intending the viewer to seek out their own interpretation."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Pierce College District.
About the Artist
Photographer Kathy Fridstein creates compositions that explore the gesture and meaning of graffiti, petroglyphs, and other symbolic forms and methods of pictorial communication.Fridstein received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1976. She served as a teaching artist for Seattle's Art in the Public Schools Program and a photography instructor for the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.
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