Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016 (detail).

Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Karen Guzak. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

A Five Part Artwork: Word Discs, 1998

Karen Guzak
American (born 1939)

Location: South Seattle College, Seattle

About the Artwork

Part four of artist Karen Guzak's installation at South Seattle College, 'Word Discs' is comprised of a series of forty disc-shaped sculptural pieces. The discs are engraved with words and installed along the circular railings of the college library's central area. Guzak's five-part installation celebrates technology and the value of work. It is interactive in nature as students will walk through and around the artwork parts and read the artwork's words, and it is unified by the motif of circles and arcs in the artwork as well as in the students' paths around it.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with South Seattle College.

About the Artist

Karen Guzak runs an artist studio in Snohomish, AngelArmWorks, renovated from a historic church. She has taught art at Seattle Pacific University and acted as president of the board of Artist Trust. She has committed herself to art, public service, and yoga.