Artwork copyright David Haidle. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Rose Matrix IV, 1978

David Haidle
American (born 1944)

Location: Laurin Middle School, Vancouver

About the Artwork

This piece is part of artist David Haidle's 'Rose Matrix' series which combines flower imagery with computer-generated grids and schematics. These works seek to symbolically explore and suggest the complex structure and inherent design to be found in seemingly simple natural forms.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Battle Ground Public Schools.

About the Artist

David Haidle is a printmaker and painter. He is most known for combining traditional lithography printing with computer-generated graphics in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
A native of Spokane, Eastern Washington, Haidle studied graphic design at Spokane Valley Community College. He continued his studies in painting and printmaking at Portland State University and Pacific Northwest College of Art (both in Portland, Oregon). He served in the U.S. Armed Forces as an illustrator from 1966-69, in Vietnam and Europe. In 1987, Haidle shifted his focus to creating children's books, and he co-founded Seed Faith Books. He lives and works in Portland, Oregon.