Artwork copyright Virginia Paquette. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Barriera-Traversata/Barrier-Crossing, 1990

Virginia Paquette
(American, born 1947, died 2022)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Orondo

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Barriera-Traversata/Barrier-Crossing is part of artist Virginia Paquette’s group of large pastel drawings that reflect an interest in line, color and movement. This piece was shown with the artist’s exhibition titled “Oggetti-Dintorni (Objects-Surroundings).” The composition references geometric forms and classical architecture to explore the manipulation of shapes and space. She notes, “’In relation to everything else, everything is moving’ – and it is this relationship of objects, shapes in time, to their surroundings that motivates the dynamic, ‘phantom’ movement in these drawings.”

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

The late Seattle-based artist Virginia Paquette created paintings and conceptual public art installations. She stated that the primary urge in her work is "to make marks, images, symbols that will communicate to you a message, feeling, visual stimuli that may be pleasing or thought-provoking."
Paquette received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1976 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1978, both in painting, from the University of Washington in Seattle.