Bus Shelter Mural Program Gallery - Artrium
© 1996 Nubia Owens, all rights reserved
Medium: Acrylic latex semi-gloss enamel with polyurethane clear-coat
Located in front the University of Washington Medical Center
on NE Pacific St. in Seattle
Artrium
Creatures of nature, humanity is unavoidably subject to the laws of nature. The realities of life and all its problems, troubles and triumphs invade human experience, becoming our experience. Pain, suffering, death, love, joy and life; work, play and moments of spiritual transcendence; whatever the situation, nature always manages to slip into the portraits of our lives and claim its rights. We are all creatures of nature. The artist cannot deny this, even if one’s work is in the abstract, all things point back to roots which hold the secrets of origins. Healing and happiness are products of being at peace with the human situation where beauty and cruelty are often very close together.
The shapes and forms are "biomorphic," relating to organic life and reflecting human anatomy. The lyrical effects and poetic imagery speak of the regenerative energies of the earth, the source and destiny of the human body. People sitting and standing near the painting become a part of this garden creation. My hope is that they will draw closer to their own beliefs and examine their own concepts of existence and higher living. Consider that there is hope of life rooted in the earth never forgotten by its creator.
Artist
Seattle artist Nubia Owens was commissioned by the Metro Arts Program to create this mural for its unique location in front of the University Medical Center. Members of the University Medical Center Arts Committee were involved in the review of the design prior to the painting of the art work. Nubia is a graduate from the Master of Arts Program at the University of Washington.
Funding
This artwork was one of 13 murals commissioned by the Metro Arts Program in 1995.
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