Artwork copyright Andrew Keating. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Pool, 1980

Andrew Keating
American (born 1948)

Location: Sunnyslope Elementary, Port Orchard

About the Artwork

Pool is part of artist Andrew Keating's series of energetic abstract paintings. These paintings focus on the interaction of the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. He notes that the patterns and forms in this piece suggest "life on the cellular level." Larger organic shapes interact with lines, geometric forms and symbols.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with South Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

New York City-based artist Andrew Keating creates dream-like and emotive drawings, paintings, and animations. His surrealistic compositions are populated with stylized figures and objects. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, in 1970. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Washington in 1974. He made his home in and actively exhibited his artwork in Seattle from that time until the 1990s when he relocated to New York.