Artwork copyright Paul Bladek. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Pool #1, 1979

Paul Bladek
(American, born 1955)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Pool #1 is a colorful painting created by artist Paul Bladek. He notes, "In it, the use of areas of flat color and texture is opposed to the apparent deep space created by the compositional elements and perspective. This apparent contradiction is merely a personal fascination, and will, one would hope, add to the interest of the painting."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Paul Bladek is a Northwest artist and teacher. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gonzaga Univeristy in Spokane, Eastern Washington, in 1977. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1980. He received a Master of Science degree in Computer Graphics from Eastern Washington University in Cheney in 1990. He has taught art at Spokane Art School, among other institutions. He currently teaches in the Computer Science department at Edmonds Community College, in Western Washington.