Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kim Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Just Let Looking Look, 2011

Kim Brown
American (born 1954)

Location: Helen Baller Elementary, Camas

About the Artwork

Kim Brown's Just Let Looking Look uses images of a big blue sky and vivid green grass as filters on multiple windows, to encourage discovery and reflection. Benches made of Douglas fir stumps and a maple tree that is visible through a window's soothing imagery also aim to promote contemplation in the children who walk through those hallways. The artwork's plaque includes these words by the artist Kim Brown: "because after all, the bird outside / the person scurrying for shelter from the rain, / the leaves falling fro the tree, / the clouds passing by, / the sun penetrating, / are all great things."

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

About the Artist

Kim Brown is a Portland, Oregon-based artist who creates site-specific installations and public art.
Brown studied architecture and art, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles in 1988. She has lived and worked mainly on the west coast of the U.S., from California to Alaska. From 1996 to 2002, she taught at the University of Alaska at Anchorage.