Artwork copyright Roger Feldman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Roger Feldman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Roger Feldman. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Feldman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Transformer, 1989

Roger Feldman
American (born 1949)

Location: Renton Technical College, Renton

About the Artwork

Transformer by sculptor Roger Feldman invites the viewer to participate through their senses of vision and hearing. The spiral helix structure channels rain into reservoirs, producing sounds made by the falling water. Glass prism shapes refract sunlight, creating rainbows around the sculpture. The artwork investigates human perception and its relationship to spirituality.

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

About the Artist

Seattle-based sculptor Roger Feldman creates large-scale artworks that involve human interaction and movement. They invite the sensory participation of the viewer through vision, sound, and touch. He notes, "The overarching interest throughout has been an underlying fascination with the spiritual. The work continues to ask: 'What is this intangible reality?'"
Feldman graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Art Education in 1972. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from Claremont Graduate University in Southern California in 1977. He has taught art at Seattle Pacific University since 2000.