The INDEPENDENT, November 1, 2000
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Exhibition of computer generated art at Columbia Center Gallery
George Throop, of Clatska
nie, is the featured artist for
“The Art of the Computer,” the
November show at the Gallery
at Columbia Center, in St. He
lens.
Opening night, Nov. 2, will
begin with a catered reception
hosted by the Columbia Center
Art Committee, from 6:00-7:30
p.m. The reception is free and
open to the public.
“ I took classes in what
seemed to be a useless class
of beginning Adobe Illustrator,”
Throop said of his studies at
the University of Oregon Con
tinuation Center in Portland. Af
ter learning the program, he
became obsessed with creat
ing designs and new art of the
computer.
“I soon realized the advan
tage this computer program
had over my conventional
brushes or the ink pen,” he
said, “plus mistakes were easy
to correct and experimenting
was simpler.” Now he works
daily in Adobe Illustrator, creat
ing art for use in web pages
and for clients, including a line
of sport clothing.
Throop lives at the Medicine
Tree Studio, a 100 year-old
farmhouse near Clatskanie,
that serves as both showroom
and office for his computer and
watercolor art. Outside his stu
dio is his lavender farm, with
over 700 plants in numerous
varieties. He also enjoys the
view from his hillside.
“Columbia County is one of
the most beautiful places on
earth,” said Throop. “I think a
lot of people just don’t slow
down enough to take in the
views we have from almost
every hillside.”
Several of Throop’s comput
er generated pieces will be on
display through November at
the Gallery at Columbia Cen
ter, along with a variety of local
computer-related art. Columbia
Center is located at 375 S. 18th
Street, St. Helens.
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Pacific University alumnus
Richard Rowland and art Pro
fessor Jan Shield are the fea
tured artists in the third Kathrin
Cawein Gallery exhibit of the
2000-2001 series. Their show,
titled Faint Traces-Palimpsest,
will run November 10 - Novem
ber 28. The opening reception
wiH be Friday, November 17
from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the
Gallery on the Pacific Universi
ty campus.
The public is also invited to
attend a free clay casting work
shop held by Rowland on Fri
day, November 17 from 1:15
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday,
November 18, 9:00 a.m. to
noon. The workshop will be
held in Brown Hall, in the
southwest corner of the cam
pus, across the street from the
Forest Grove Public Library. To
reserve your space, call 503-
359-2216.
“Palimpsest” is defined as
parchment or tablet that has
been written upon or inscribed
two or three times, the previous
text or tests having been im
perfectly erased and remain
ing, therefore, still partly visi
ble.
The title of the show came
after the two artists were on a
hike together around the low
waters of Hagg Lake. In the
mud were seeds and bird
feathers, and footprints left
from wildlife. “The ideas about
markings and traces left behind
evolved with both artists work
ing in their respective médias
over the past year,” said
Shield.
Speaking about his own
work, Shield said, “Markings
left behind in ink drawings,
paintings and clay is like life it
self. Intervals of actions leaving
traces of the present’s past is
what my work in this show is
about.”
Rowland uses clay, clay
casting and natural wood firing
to make his work. He explained
that some of his pieces show
his search to find a meaningful
way to interact with the envi
ronment.
The Kathrin Cawein Gallery
is located next to the Harvey
W. Scott Memorial Library.
Gallery hours are Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. -
5:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Admission is free. For more in
formation, call 503-359-2216.
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