Black Falling Figure: Three Stages
Artist
Michael Spafford
MediumOil on paper
Dimensions40 x 21 in. (101.6 x 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This painting is a proposal for the large murals that Michael Spafford created for the King Dome. When the Dome was still standing, the murals were mounted on one of the tall columns and could be seen as you walked up the ramps.
Dualism, metamorphosis, the confrontation of opposites, the struggle for achievement, the ultimate failure of a heroic effort -- each of these gestures is expressed in the myths I use. –Artist statement
Dualism, metamorphosis, the confrontation of opposites, the struggle for achievement, the ultimate failure of a heroic effort -- each of these gestures is expressed in the myths I use. –Artist statement
