Artwork copyright Susan Magnus. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Susan Magnus. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Untitled, 1991

Susan Magnus
American (born 1957)

Location: Office of the Washington State Auditor, Olympia

About the Artwork

Artist Susan Agnus created this piece using a photographic screen printing process. In this technique, she converts the different levels of gray in a black and white image into a pattern of dots on a screen. She then printed the image onto a metal surface. She notes that this piece explores the “transitory and fragile aspects of our world.” Her artworks are interested in themes of shelter, control, and what she calls “The delicate yet tenacious quality of nature external to us and yet within us.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Office of the Washington State Auditor.

About the Artist

New York City-based artist Susan Magnus creates prints, sculptures, and installations. She uses images of everyday objects to explore our experiences of memory and loss.
Magnus studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of Design in New York City and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Mills College in Oakland, California.