Artwork copyright Seta Injeyan. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Mare Nostrum, 1982
Seta Injeyan
(Armenian, born 1946)
Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Mare Nostrum is a mixed media painting by artist Seta Injeyan. The title refers to the Latin name for the Mediterranean Sea, located between Europe and Northern Africa. She layered paint and colored pencil onto a film transparency, which she mounted onto paper. She notes, “The transparency medium allows me to present intuitive images and their conversion to yet other images. I create a new kind of reality based on an already existing one – a developed image on film.”
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Social and Health Services.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Los Angeles-based artist Seta Injeyan was born in Aleppo, Syria of Armenian heritage and became a U.S. citizen in 1977. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Watercolor paint and pencil on transparencies |
| Dimensions | 13 in x 19 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1983.122.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | California, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Washington State Arts Commission |
| Artwork Location | Washington State Arts Commission Not on display. At ArtsWA pending conservation, framing, re-siting, or return to site. |
| WA County | Thurston |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | State Agency |
| Address | 711 Capitol Way S., Suite 600 Olympia, WA 98504 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.041975, -122.901474 |
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