Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Millennial Timepiece, 1997

Jack Archibald
(American, born 1950)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Tacoma

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Millennial Timepiece is a stained glass piece by artist Jack Archibald and is part of a body of work that explores symbols. In these works, Archibald asks the viewer to “think of the universe as if viewed through a microscope.” He notes, "A friend of mine once told me: for those who require no explanations, there are no mysteries."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Glass artist Jack Archibald uses light to animate the colors and abstract shapes in his stained glass artworks. In his own words, "As a stained glass artist, I work with light. Glass is uniquely interactive with light, its transitions, its intensities, its colors. Throughout the day, a window constantly undergoes transformation. The changing light animates the glass."

Archibald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1972) from the University of Wisconsin. In 1981, he established the private studio called "Revisionary Glassworks" on Camano Island, on North Puget Sound, Western Washington.