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Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.
Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Electro-Petroglyph/Dance of the Pelts, 1987
Lorna Jordan
American (born 1954, died 2021)
Location: Silver Ridge Elementary, Silverdale
About the Artwork
Electro-Petroglyph/Dance of the Pelts is part of artist Lorna Jordan's pioneering artworks using a computer graphics system called IBIS. A University of Washington geography professor and a graphic designer developed this system. Jordan was one of eight artists invited to experiment with the program. She created the design by drawing on a graphics tablet. She then captured this image by photographing the computer monitor using color slide film. The series highlights how our use of computer-based designs and programs has evolved rapidly in the past thirty years. Jordan describes the computer as a tool that "allows for non-linear thought with greater capacity for cross-referencing and creative associations. Because it keeps up with me conceptually, the computer is fast becoming an integral part of my artmaking. Although I am only scratching the surface of its potential, I am beginning to incorporate it more and more into my sculptural work and printmaking."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Central Kitsap School District.
About the Artist
Seattle-based, environmental artist Lorna Jordan (1954-2021) created artworks that blur the boundaries between sculpture, theater, media, architecture, and ecology. She created public installations, often using sustainable materials. Her works invite reflection about our sense of place and our relationship to nature. In her own words, “My works are more than objects – they are ideas, places, and actions.”Jordan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1976. She later studied at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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