Artwork copyright Elizabeth Sandvig. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Chinese Sparrow Singing in the Listening Bush, 1997

Elizabeth Sandvig
(American, born 1937)

Location: Columbia Basin College, Pasco

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Chinese Sparrow Singing in the Listening Bush is a monoprint by artist Elizabeth Sandvig. A monoprint is created by painting directly onto the printing plate, and only one print copy can be made from the plate. This artwork is part of a group of prints and paintings that depict birds and explore their song and movement. The artist seeks to show birdsong using visual images and different written languages. She notes, "Musicians have used bird sound in their music in a variety of ways. I hope to use the sounds in a visual way to suggest the complicated way we perceive another species."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Columbia Basin College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Seattle-based painter and printmaker Elizabeth Sandvig creates expressive artworks inspired by dreams and imagination. In her own words "I am always looking for some mysterious in-between place where ideas and images come together together to show me a new exciting path to follow."
Sandvig received a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in California and her Master of Arts from Radcliffe College, Harvard University in Massachusetts. She received the 2007 Twining Humber Award for lifetime artistic achievement.