Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Pattern Play, 2013

Lanny Bergner
(American, born 1952)

Location: Machias Elementary, Snohomish

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

‘Pattern Play’ by artist Lanny Bergner is comprised of four wall-mounted, relief sculptures and seven suspended sculptures. All of the artworks are pillow-like. Their imagery suggests atmospheric patterns, cloud-like formations, circular droplets, and electrical sparks. Bergner was inspired by the youthful and endless energy found at Machias Elementary in Snohomish, Western Washington. The artwork’s title refers to the relationship of pattern to form and the simple, playful rotation of forms.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Anacortes-based artist Lanny Bergner creates mixed-media sculptures and site-specific installations for public spaces. He has been creating hand-worked organic and geometric artworks out of industrial metal mesh since 1983. The otherworldly quality of Bergner’s artworks often contrasts to the everyday materials he uses to construct them.

Born in Anacortes, Bergner was an apprentice to Skagit County-based sculptor Philip McCracken in 1976. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and a Master in Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia.