Artwork copyright Tom Anderson. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Soul Rotation, 1999

Tom Anderson
American (born 1951)

Location: Thunder Mountain Middle School, Enumclaw

About the Artwork

Artist Tom Anderson created Soul Rotation by layering chemicals onto copper and aluminum sheets. This piece plays with the interaction of texture, color, and form. He notes, "What inspires me is the outcome of materials at hand and their relationship to each other. Also, the willingness to be spontaneous and the compulsion to make something that expresses my own life's experience as well as reflect to the viewer the dynamics and emotion of their own spirit."

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

About the Artist

Olympia, Washington-based artist Tom Anderson creates prints, paintings, metalworks, and mixed-media constructions. In his own words, "I am usually not thinking so much about a finished work, but am inspired, accepting and mystified by the process of creating it."
In 1971, Anderson earned an Associate of Arts degree from Clark College in Vancouver, Southwestern Washington. In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian art and philosophy at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Western Washington.