Artwork copyright Ken Spiering. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ken Spiering. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Ken Spiering. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Serenity: Pride in our Formation, 2007

Ken Spiering
American (born 1950)

Location: Auburn Mountainview High School, Auburn

About the Artwork

"Serenity: Pride in our Formation" is one part of a two-part artwork by Ken Spiering that uses the river as a metaphor for our lives, with successive waterfalls and pools depicting placidity, turbulence, sunlight, shadow, stagnation, and flow, but always "recovering and collecting itself into yet another full volume."

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

About the Artist

Eastern Washington-based artist Ken Spiering creates artworks in many different media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Many of his works have been created for public spaces, with a focus on natural imagery rich with metaphor.