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Artwork Information

Artist:

Jim Vollmer 

Date:

1982

Media:

Stained glass with teak wood frame

Size:

29” x 35”

Location:

O’Connell Sports Center (OSC), second floor, stairs by office 206

About the Artist: 

Seattle-based glass artist Jim Vollmer creates conceptual and intricate fused glass artworks. Born in Baton Rouge, Vollmer studied art and design at Louisiana State University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1979.

Artwork description:

Artist Jim Vollmer created Atom Splits Your Eye using intersecting lines and free-form shapes to symbolize the threat of nuclear war. While the imagery and subject are serious and distressing, Vollmer notes "hope comes out of our understanding of what nuclear weapons are, what they mean to the human race, and that their eventual banning will be global in our life time."

Acquisition Information:

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Nine Mile Falls School District and Clark College. (WSAC1984.076.000)

Geo Coordinates:

45.634014, -122.654983

Related Links:

https://www.arts.wa.gov/artwork/?request=record;id=5522;type=101