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Rec center lifts
interior mood
with sports art
Portland artist William Park’s
oversized paintings brighten
a recreation center corridor
Helen Schumacher
Pulse Reporter
Most people do not go to the gym
expecting to see a fine art exhibit.
However, regular visitors to the Stu
dent Recreation Center this term
have probably noticed the exercise
facility is playing host to several
original paintings, which hang in
the hallway between the lobby and
locker rooms.
The works were installed as the
final fulfillment of the state law re
quiring that 1 percent of the over
all construction cost of a state
owned building be allocated to art
for the building.
Other works created for the Per
cent for Public Art Program include
the fountain outside the center’s
front entrance and the etched glass
that separates the swimming pool
from the lobby area.
Department of Physical Activity
and Recreation Services director
Dennis Munroe was part of the com
mittee that decided which art pieces
would be added to the rec center.
“Some moneys were left over in
the fund after those first two pieces,”
Munroe said. “We determined as a
committee that we wanted some
thing in the hallway.”
The Oregon Arts Commission
sent out an announcement to Ore
gon artists, asking them to submit
ideas for the space and slides of pre
vious work.
Portland artist William Park ap
plied for the contract.
“I don’t apply to many public art
projects, but this one appealed to me
because of the kind of work I do,”
Park said.
After looking at all the submis
sions, the arts committee decided to
ask Park to add his creative touch to
the building.
Park spent most of last year work
ing on the seven oversized oil paint
ings depicting activities including
tennis, Tai Chi, rock climbing, soc
cer, swimming and running.
“The paintings are inspired by a
"The paintings are
inspired by a particular
activity or sport I take
a lot of expressive
liberties and artistic
licence with my
paintings. You get the
feel of Tai Chi rather
than the literal
depiction
William Park
Artist
particular activity or sport,” Park
said. “I take a lot of expressive liber
ties and artistic license with my
paintings. You get the feel of Tai Chi
rather than the literal depiction.”
Munroe said he is extremely hap
py with Park’s work.
“I’ve heard multiple positive «
comments,” Munroe said. “People
stop me in the hallway and tell me
how much they like them. The hall
way used to be little more than a
way to get from one place to anoth
er, and now people spend time
there. The paintings add an ele
ment of invitation to stop and spend
time. People now sit and read, do
homework or chat.”
University senior Christie Cruz
said she exercises at the rec center
four to six days a week and often
walks past the artwork.
“It’s a good representation of the
athletic diversity here at the Univer
sity,” Cruz said. “I like the concept
of the paintings.”
Junior Lilee Hua also said she
liked the variety of sports that were
depicted.
“I like that the sports that the
paintings are of, are not the popular
sports like basketball and baseball,”
Hua said. “Instead they’re of soccer
and other sports. I like them. When I
saw them I thought they were nice.”
The paintings will be on display in
the rec center indefinitely.
Contact the Pulse reporter
athelenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
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