Artwork copyright George Radebaugh. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Sheet Music, 2000

George Radebaugh
American (born 1950)

Location: Medical Lake High School, Medical Lake

About the Artwork

Artist George Radebaugh created the whimsical sculpture Sheet Music using CDs (compact discs) and their plastic cases. It is part of his series of CD sculptures showing “that beautiful work can be made with everyday materials.” The artist often takes breaks to play the piano while he is working on a sculpture. He notes, “Many of the shapes in the piece are reminiscent of notation and the use of repeated simple forms is very music like. Compact discs themselves are often used as a modern method of music recording taking over some uses of music notation.”

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

About the Artist

Artist and musician George Radebaugh creates playful sculptures and large-scale installations comprised entirely from compact discs. He is based in Port Townsend, on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwestern Washington.