Artwork copyright Kate Sweeney. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2022.
Blossoming, 2022
Kate Sweeney
American (born 1956)
Location: Lynndale Elementary, Lynnwood
About the Artwork
Kate Sweeney describes her colorful Blossoming installation as a meadow in bloom where each flower is "a unique and precious member of a community which nurtures their growth and celebrates it with joy." All of Sweeney's artworks are influenced by ideas from science and math. She uses the same ten-sided shape to create geometric flower patterns to cover the wall with similar but non-repeating patterns. Each flower's color pattern is designed by a Lynndale Elementary School student. Over 250 flowers come together in the artwork to create "a community of growing, learning, joyous hearts." The base panels use a mathematical tiling system created by mathematician Petra Gummelt.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Edmonds School District.
About the Artist
Kate Sweeney creates paintings, prints, and public art. Her art practice is influenced by science, balanced with energetic forms and colors to explore the energy underlying nature.A love of science and math, as well as art, took Kate Sweeney from art school to scientific illustration. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Medical Illustration from the University of Michigan.
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