ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Triple Falls is a realistic etching created by artist Michael Southern. His imagery captures one of Oregon's many iconic waterfalls, located on the Columbia River Gorge. He notes, "My work is about my time in the natural world. I go into the landscape many times before I begin to draw. This initial interaction is the courting period. We are getting to know each other before things get too serious. I usually take photographs, do some sketches and generally spend time in the place. […] I have often described the prints that I make as devotionals to the place."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tumwater School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael Southern is a Portland, Oregon-based artist and printmaker. The natural landscape inspires his figurative paintings and prints. He describes his body of work as " an ongoing investigation into finding our place within the natural world."
Southern earned a bachelor's degree in fine art and natural history from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1990. He taught at several outdoor schools before he earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of Georgia in 1995. A long-time resident of Portland, he lived briefly in New Zealand from 2009 to 2012.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Medium | Etching on paper |
Dimensions | 15 in x 7 in |
ID Number | WSAC1999.027.000 |
Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
Artist Location | Oregon, United States |
Location Information
Agency | Tumwater School District |
Artwork Location | Tumwater High School Entrance, North wall |
WA County | Thurston |
Placement | Interior |
Site Type | Public School |
Address | 700 Israel RD SW Tumwater, WA 98501 |
Geo. Coordinates | 46.986349, -122.915602 |
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