Artwork copyright Harold Balazs. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Harold Balazs. Original 1981 installation. Photo courtesy of the artist (black and white photo).

Conversation, 1980

Harold Balazs
American (born 1928, died 2017)

Location: Roosevelt Elementary, Port Angeles

About the Artwork

Artist Harold Balazs created the sculpture Conversation from sheets of copper. The composition highlights the interplay of positive and negative space. The forms reference standing figures. They seem to face one another while their many dynamic elements interact.

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

About the Artist

Celebrated Spokane, Washington-based artist Harold Balazs (1928-2017) created abstract sculptures and public art installations in a variety of materials.
Born in Ohio, Harold Balazs's family moved to Spokane in the 1940s. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 from Washington State College (now Washington State University) in Pullman, Eastern Washington. Many of his works are prominently featured in Spokane's public spaces. He was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award in 1988. Balazs continued to produce artworks into his late eighties, saying "I make stuff because it's better than not making stuff."