Artwork copyright Jack Portland. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Sacacorchos, 1983

Jack Portland
American (born 1946)

Location: Lakewood High School, Arlington

About the Artwork

Sacacorchos is a colorful and complex abstract painting created by artist Jack Portland. The composition features a thick, textural surface and overlapping, ambiguous forms. The title translates to "corkscrew" in Spanish. He notes, "I think the viewer should bring something to the painting. I'm not going to tell you everything. The colors are highly personal choices. I like them. They speak to me. They remind me of my childhood."

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

About the Artist

Jack Portland creates abstracted still-life, figurative, and landscape paintings in a variety of media.
He studied at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1971 and lives in Portland, Oregon.