Bottle Cap Children
Artist
Marita Dingus
MediumFabric, bottle caps, chicken wire, plastic, spray paint, wood door slats
Dimensions102 x 296 1/4 in. (259.1 x 752.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle Parks and Recreation 1% for Art funds and Seattle City Light 1% for Art funds
Description: The artist designed and attached four oversized fabric figures to door slats mounted on the east wall of the west wind of the lobby. The door slats were cut from large rolling doors in the gymnasium in the original Rainier Community Center. The figures, each with a face painted by the artist, have bodies constructed by young people from the Rainier Community Center using patchworks of fabric and bottle caps.
Artist Statement: This piece was made with the children at the Rainier Community Center. They glued the fabric and bottle caps, and the artist made the chicken wire forms and drew the faces. They represent four children, four ethnic groups.
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Marita Dingus (2007)
Location: Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98118
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Marita Dingus (2007)
Location: Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98118
