Artwork copyright Silya Kiese. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Silya Kiese. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Birth, 1992

Silya Kiese
German

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Artist Silya Kiese created Birth using metal, stone, and painted wood. It is part of her series of eighteen sculptures studying movement, light, and time. She cut the two curved metal pieces from sheet metal, and balanced the three parts of the sculpture using a magnet. She notes, "Birth conveys the cycle of movement and change in nature. The sphere known as an organic, complex form is also an embodiment of a universal symbol for peace and growth."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Silya Kiese is a New York City-based sculptor. Born in Germany, she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. She moved to Seattle, Washington in 1990, where she lived for several years. She previously taught at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. She has taught at the Art Students League of New York since 2000.