Artwork copyright Ali Baudoin. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Ali Baudoin. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Ali Baudoin. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Ali Baudoin. Original 1979 installation. Photo courtesy of the artist (black and white photo).

Artwork copyright Ali Baudoin. Original 1979 installation. Photo courtesy of the artist (black and white photo).

Feather Star, 1978

Ali Baudoin
(American, born 1949)

Location: Everett Community College, Everett

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Ali Baudoin was inspired by the form of a type of marine crinoid – a flowerlike sea animal known as a feather star.

In 1987, this sculpture survived an arson on campus that destroyed Everett Community College's 40-year-old library and its collection of 48,000 books and periodicals. The artwork has since become a symbol of resiliency for the college.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Everett Community College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ali Baudoin is a metal sculptor. His sculptures are located globally in public and private settings. Ali says of his work, “Illusion is the magic that activates the interest in a work of art. It allows us to slip from our realities into our own dreams. The space around the forms becomes a positive shape. This compounds the tension and sculptural movement of the form.”

Baudoin received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.