Artwork copyright Stuart Nakamura. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Ashes to Ashes, 1989

Stuart Nakamura
American (born 1953)

Location: Centennial Elementary, Graham

About the Artwork

Ashes to Ashes is a wooden wall sculpture by artist Stuart Nakamura, who notes that this piece was created as "a statement about the passage of time, a concept which I often relate to the study of the desert." Conveying sunrise and sunset through painted shadows, and cracks formed over time by water flowing over rock, this piece examines change and impermanence.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bethel School District.

About the Artist

Artist Stuart Nakamura creates sculptural, site-specific artworks inspired by the cultural history, location, and character of each setting. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland in 1977. He lives and works in Seattle, Washington.