Artwork copyright Michael Dal Cerro. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Lake Union, 1989

Michael Dal Cerro
American (born 1953)

Location: Court of Appeals, Division II, Tacoma

About the Artwork

Lake Union is a richly detailed woodblock print by artist Michael Dal Cerro. It is part of a body of work that feature waterfront scenes, created while the artist lived in Seattle. The imagery reflects the artist’s interest in the mixture of architectural structures like bridges, docks, and boat landings found on the waterfront. The artist notes that when he is painting buildings, ships, and other objects, “I think about how natural forces like rain, time, decay or even gravity might affect the structures I am painting.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Administrative Office of the Courts.

About the Artist

New Jersey-based artist Michael Dal Cerro utilizes painting, printmaking and digital media to create elaborately imagined compositions. Interested in the invention of forms and visual language, his works play with conventional perspective and figuration. Dal Cerro lived in Seattle, Washington between 1988 and 1993. Many of his artworks from that period depict imagery of the Pacific Northwest. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in 1975.