Artwork copyright Selene Santucci. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

A Train Runs Through It, 1993

Selene Santucci
(American, born 1950)

Location: Sunnyside Elementary, Pullman

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

A Train Runs Through It is part of artist Selene Santucci's series of paintings that explore her experience living abroad in Italy. An Italian-American, she notes, "this connection with my cultural heritage released a new energy into my work." This piece depicts the crowded but joyful dynamic of living in Rome. She created the composition by laying down paint and then scraping it off in layers. She refers to this method as an "excavation."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Pullman School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Artist Selene Santucci lives and works in the Palouse region of Eastern Washington. Her paintings combine abstract elements with imaginative forms and vibrant colors.
Santucci received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Sciences degrees from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. She went on to earn her Master in Fine Arts degree from Washington State University in 1983. She taught in the Washington State University art department from 1986 to 1998.