Artwork copyright Kristina Hagman. Photo courtesy of Cullom Gallery.

36 Views of Mount Rainier: View from Orcas, 2009

Kristina Hagman
(American, born 1959)

Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

36 Views of Mount Rainier: View from Orcas is part of artist Kristina Hagman's series of woodblock prints. These prints capture Mount Rainier from various vistas and during different seasons and times of day. It serves as homage to the Japanese print master Katsushika Hokusai's famous series "36 Views of Mount Fuji." Hagman notes, "Mount Rainier, its scale in comparison to anything man-made makes me pause to contemplate our relationship to the natural world in a new and awesome way. The mountain snuck up on me as I followed my daily routine, tantalizing me from the corner of my eye until I had to make it the focus of my art. I have since traveled all over the state of Washington painting Mount Rainier from every imaginable setting. This subject has inspired me to become a wood block artist."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kristina Hagman works as a visual artist in painting and wood block printing. Her woodblock project, 36 Views of Mount Rainier is a tribute to Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji." She studied dance, psychology, and science at San Francisco State University in California before working as a visual artist.