Artwork copyright Barbara Kasten. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Architectural Site 19, July 17, 1989, 1989

Barbara Kasten
(American, born 1936)

Location: Saddle Mountain Elementary School, Mattawa

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Barbara Kasten captured Architectural Site 19, July 17, 1989 at the Pavilion for Japanese Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This photograph is part of her "Architectural Site Series." In this series, she uses color and an arch-shaped Plexiglas mirror to distort our perception of familiar buildings. She notes, "Using cinematic techniques and lighting equipment, a movie crew of 12 electrical technicians work under my direction to project colored lights onto the surfaces of the building. The shoot, which happens at night to assure true color, is planned weeks and sometimes months in advance."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Barbara Kasten is a Chicago-based artist. She creates conceptual and mixed media photographic artworks. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Arizona in 1959. She received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in sculptural textile design from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1970. She began working in photography in 1975. She taught fiber sculpture at the University of California, Los Angeles, and photography at Orange Coast College. Her works are in several major museum collections, including at the Tate Modern museum in London, England, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City.