Artwork copyright Frank Boyden. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Frank Boyden. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Changes X, 1983

Frank Boyden
(American, born 1942)

Location: Starbuck School, Starbuck

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Changes X is part of a suite of ten prints by artist Frank Boyden. He printed them at North Light Editions in Portland, Oregon. He created the compositions by scratching into a layer of ink on a lithographic stone. He used needles, razors, serrated objects, and sandpaper to do this. The imagery features salmon and raven figures. He notes, "The two animals are archetypal in these prints and take various forms as they act and interact with each other. They have forms. They are shadows. They are reflections."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Oregon-based artist Frank Boyden creates ceramic, print, and sculptural works that investigate the natural environment. He and his wife Jane Boyden co-founded the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon Coast.

Boyden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College. He earned both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in Connecticut.