Artwork copyright Jim Vollmer. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Atom Splits Your Eye, 1982

Jim Vollmer
American (born 1953)

Location: Clark College, Vancouver

About the Artwork

Artist Jim Vollmer created Atom Splits Your Eye using intersecting lines and free-form shapes to symbolize the threat of nuclear war. While the imagery and subject are serious and distressing, Vollmer notes "hope comes out of our understanding of what nuclear weapons are, what they mean to the human race, and that their eventual banning will be global in our life time."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Clark College.

About the Artist

Seattle-based glass artist Jim Vollmer creates conceptual and intricate fused glass artworks. Born in Baton Rouge, Vollmer studied art and design at Louisiana State University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1979.