Artwork copyright Patricia Glander Martinez. Photo courtesy of the artist.

When the Past Becomes the Future, 1988

Patricia Glander Martinez
American (born 1942)

Location: Clark College, Vancouver

About the Artwork

When the Past Becomes the Future is part of artist Patricia Glander Martinez's body of geometric landscape paintings that focus on cloud formations and explore mood, hue, space, and form. She terms this style "mystical abstraction" and notes "I feel that the sky with its lack of limits and with its changing colors and forms is the most fascinating 'object' that we can observe." This piece uses layers of sky and a striking red line to symbolize converging cycles and sequences of time.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Clark College.

About the Artist

Florida-based artist Patricia Glander Martinez pursued a career in television and theater before studying fine art. She creates photographs and paintings.