Artwork copyright Bill Hoppe. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Bill Hoppe. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2021.

Whirled, 1986

Bill Hoppe
American (born 1945)

Location: Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood

About the Artwork

Whirled is part of artist Bill Hoppe's series of six paintings created after moving to New York City. Energetic movement and patterns characterize the abstract composition. Circular forms repeat, overlap, and interact. He describes these pieces as "a visual record of my assimilation of aspects of life in New York with long established attitudes gained through the past sixteen years in the Northwest."

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

About the Artist

Oregon-based artist Bill Hoppe creates paintings that investigate color, form, and nature through geometric abstraction. He is a professor of art at Central Oregon Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's University in Minnesota in 1967. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1973.