Artwork copyright Terry Toedtemeier. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Wave Interaction (from the Central Oregon Landscape series), 1979

Terry Toedtemeier
American (born 1947, died 2008)

Location: Washington Corrections Center, Shelton

About the Artwork

'Central Oregon Landscape series: Wave Interaction' is part of artist Terry Toedtemeier's body of work that investigates formal relationships in the natural landscape. This series explores the interplay of light and shadow between the sky and the terrain.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Corrections.

About the Artist

Artist Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008) was an influential photographer, curator, and historian based in Oregon. He co-founded the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts in Portland in 1975 (which later became Blue Sky Gallery), and he became the curator of photography for the Portland Art Museum in 1985. His artistic practice was influenced by his undergraduate studies in geology at Oregon State University, and much of his art explored the formal resonance of rock formations and the Northwest landscape.