Artwork copyright Douglas Senft. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Douglas Senft. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Drawing - 3 Leaves, 1991-92

Douglas Senft
(Canadian, born 1950, died 2012)

Location: Woodland Elementary, Puyallup

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Drawing - 3 Leaves is part of late artist Douglas Senft's body of steel sculptures that explore natural structures. He considered these sculptures "artifacts of nature" and noted, "while steel has an implied permanence in contrast to the ephemeral nature of the flora the image represents, in time it too will return to the earth."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Late artist Douglas Senft (1950-2012) created public sculptures, architectural accessories, and art furniture fabricated from welded steel. Senft's sculptures are inspired by the natural landscapes. He noted, "I work from my responses to the various environments around me; from the intimacy of the flora, the vastness of geography, to the sound of the wind through the cottonwood."

Senft graduated from the Vancouver School of Art (now known as the Emily Carr University of Art and Design) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1972.