Artwork copyright Mike Mandel. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Kids Clean Desks, 1986
Mike Mandel
(American, born 1950)
Location: Cedarhome Elementary, Stanwood
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Kids Clean Desks is part of artist Mike Mandel's series of photographs that feature light-trails created using a long exposure to capture the movement of light. This series both references and whimsically parodies early photographic studies of human motion (called chronocyclegraphs), that were used as a training tool by industrial factories to analyze worker efficiency in the early twentieth century.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Stanwood School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Artist Mike Mandel creates large-scale mosaic murals using photographic imagery. He states that his "approach to permanent public art is to tap into the intertwined stories of history, myth, images of land and community."
Mandel received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the California State University Northridge in 1972. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1974.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Work on paper - photograph |
| Medium | Color photography |
| Dimensions | 20 in x 24 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1998.091.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Massachusetts, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Stanwood-Camano School District |
| Artwork Location | Cedarhome Elementary Library |
| WA County | Snohomish |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 27911 68th Ave NW Stanwood, WA 98292 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 48.249707, -122.323763 |
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