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Artwork Information

Artist:

Kay Rood 

Date:

1986

Media:

Monotype print and pastel

Size:

27” x 21” 

Location:

Hawkins Hall (HKH), Faculty hallway across from office 112

About the Artist: 

Seattle-based artist and framer Kay Rood explores transformation and growth through her paintings and monotype prints. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. She ran a custom framing business specializing in the archival framing of fine art for 35 years.

Artwork description:

Pile Up I is a colorful monotype print created by artist Kay Rood. It features energetic lines and overlapping geometric shapes. It is part of a series of monotypes she dubs “not-so-still-lifes” because they are based on her arrangements of real objects to create an ambiguous, abstract composition.

Monotypes are unique prints made by painting with inks directly onto the printing plate. Only one print can be made from the plate. The image is transferred onto paper using a printing press. Rood refers to monotypes as a “true hybrid process” because it combines elements of painting, drawing, and printmaking.

Acquisition Information:

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Clark College. (WSAC1991.146.000)

Geo Coordinates:

45.635308, -122.652959

Related Links:

https://www.arts.wa.gov/artwork/?request=record;id=5635;type=101