Artwork copyright Jacob Kohn. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Rio, 1979

Jacob Kohn
American (born 1942)

Location: Green Hill School, Chehalis

About the Artwork

Artist Jacob Kohn created Rio by layering a larger-than life image of a goldfish over a photorealistic image of Rio de Janeiro, a city in Brazil, South America. He created the sense of atmosphere and depth in the landscape by using lighter tones for the distant mountains, and deeper colors for the foreground. The title Rio translates to "river" in Portuguese and Spanish.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Jacob Kohn balances a studio practice in painting while creating murals for public spaces. Many of his artworks features aquatic imagery.
Kohn is a professor at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in art and art education and Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.