Artwork copyright Michael Brophy. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Michael Brophy. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Horizon, 1991

Michael Brophy
(American, born 1960)

Location: Centennial Elementary, Graham

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Horizon is part of artist Michael Brophy's body of paintings that explore man's relationship to nature. Featuring a figure sitting on a fallen log and looking at a plume of smoke on the horizon, this piece points to and critiques our impact on the environment. The artist notes, "Our collective connection and alienation to our environment has reached a critical point. How we perceive our surroundings, its uses and our place within is of particular interest to me."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Portland, Oregon-based artist Michael Brophy creates realist paintings that depict the beauty, subtlety, and complexity of the Pacific Northwest landscape.

Brophy studied at the University of Oregon in Eugene and at the Studio Arts College International in Florence, Italy. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, in 1985.