Untitled 339
Artwork copyright held by the artist
Artwork Information
Artist:
Marcello Muñoz
Date:
2001
Media:
Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Size:
24" x 24"
Location:
Bauer Hall (BHL) Room 212
About the Artist:
Marcello Muñoz’s paintings & drawings are as much about the materials used and the process of mark-making as they are about the subject themselves. Fingerprints and residual evidence left behind from the process of editing the artwork over and over bear witness to the authenticity of the act of discovery. —artist's website
Artwork Description:
Abstracted, gesture drawing with dark shaded areas and lines. This work is similar to Untitled 338.
Acquisition Information:
Archer grew up in Vancouver and received his Associate of Arts degree from Clark College before going on to earn his Bachelor of Arts in graphic design from Portland State University and his Master of Fine Arts from Washington State University. Afterward he returned to Clark College to teach. In addition to serving as gallery director, Jim taught art and art history at Clark College for 23 years.
Archer originally became curator of Clark’s art gallery in 1982, when it was still located within the Clark College Bookstore and was called the Index Gallery. Successful in attracting well-known Northwest artists, the Index Gallery became known as one the region’s top alternative venues for contemporary artists. Archer announced his retirement in 1995. That same year, the gallery—which by then had been relocated to a larger space within Gaiser—was renamed in Archer’s honor. It moved to its current location in the lower level of the Penguin Union Building in 2005.
In 2016, Archer donated much of his private art collection, over 100 pieces to Clark College; selected works from the collection were shown in the gallery that bears his name, in an exhibit called “Archer @ Archer.”
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