Artwork copyright Stephen Yates. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Artwork copyright Stephen Yates. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Favorable Currents, 2008
Stephen Yates
(American, born 1952)
Location: New Market Vocational Skills Center, Tumwater
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Stephen Yates' "Favorable Currents" captures the often unseen underwater world that plays such a key role in the Puget Sound region. His mural-scale painting suggests moving currents, fish, and seaweed.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tumwater School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Artist Stephen Yates creates paintings with bold, expressive strokes and abstract imagery. Inspired by landscapes, under water life, and the cosmos, his work investigates color relationships and the interaction of forms. Yates lives and works in Port Townsend, on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwestern Washington.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Painting - paint on rigid surface / mixed media |
| Medium | Acrylic paint on wood panels |
| Dimensions | 4 ft x 17 ft |
| ID Number | WSAC2007.033.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Site responsive commission |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Tumwater School District |
| Artwork Location | New Market Vocational Skills Center Lab-tech building, Above large retracting glass and aluminum door |
| WA County | Thurston |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 7299 New Market Street SW Tumwater, WA 98501 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 46.982828, -122.915525 |
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