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Red Fox (plate)
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Ferns and Fiddleheads (plate)
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Black Tailed Jack Rabbits (plate)
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Cascade Spotted Frog (plate)
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Giant Pacific Octopus (plate)
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Silver Haired Bat (plate)
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The installation
Artist statement on Contemplari Natura installation
“Contemplari Natura” is the title of a 1% for the Arts Public Project administered by the Oregon Arts Commission and located in the Ford Alumni Center at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
Twenty-one etched and painted copper plates depicting the flora and fauna of the Northwest were created with traditional printmaking methods. The plates were designed to be installed into the 29-foot hearth wall of Lebanon cedar on the first floor of the center. The species depicted reflect the diversity of habitat in the Pacific Northwest and are a record of the natural history of the region.
The images here show the plates as installed at the Alumni Center as well as details of individual copper plates. (Before the plates were installed, prints were pulled from each one; learn more about the print series here.)