Artwork copyright Phil Brazeau. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Codependent and the Deep Blue Sea, 1991

Phil Brazeau
American (born 1952)

Location: Cottonwood Elementary, Yakima

About the Artwork

The Codependent and the Deep Blue Sea is a constructed collage by artist Phil Brazeau comprised of shaped paper, clippings from foreign language dictionaries, and found items. The artist intended that these many elements function "like chameleons drifting in among the images on the two dimensional space, trying to match up with their backgrounds."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with West Valley School District, Yakima.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Phil Brazeau creates humorous and expressive artworks inspired by vintage illustrations and folk art.