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Metal Sculptor Devin Field
Bronze artist Devin Field believes that sculpture should be beautiful from every angle. The son of a zoologist, Devin worked with endangered species while in college. His love of nature is integral to his art. Devin's work has hints of ancient cultures with their refined, stylized form. Devin once specialized in small bronze statues. Now he's working exclusively on large installations, some 25 feet tall.
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Hawaiian-Style Musician Bill Keale
Bill Keale was born on Oahu and comes from a family of musicians. Bill talks about watching his mother sing and play the ukelele with emotion and feeling; his Uncle Moe Keale and cousin Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole also had their impact on him. In the '90's Bill moved to Bend where he was voted most popular singer three years running. Listen to his gentle, passionate voice and guitar and hear his story of making a place in music.
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Elements Glass Foundry and Gallery
The owners of Portland's Elements Glass foundry and gallery were boyhood buddies in St. Louis. They all ended up in Portland where they demonstrate their primitive method for making glass art. Sculptor Mike Leckie also pays a visit to their foundry and has them pour some striking glass faces.
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Wang Gongyi: Floating and Flowing
by Jule Gilfillan | 03/04/2010
The serenity of the watercolor-like washes and fluid gestures of Wang Gongyi’s prints give no indication of her turbulent past. Born in Tianjin, China in 1946, Wang was on a collision course with China’s Communist revolution. As a teen, she nearly starved to death during Mao’s disastrous Great Leap Forward, then later was “sent [...]
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