Stuart S. Nakamura, Public Art
As a visual artist in the public art realm I enjoy creating artwork that is specifically relevant to a site. My approach to imagery begins with an exploration of the function, purpose, location, cultural history, and character of the project's setting. I utilize representational, stylized, and abstract elements in my work which often become symbols and metaphors to support the content of the message I wish to convey.
One of four units placed in Hanford High School,
"Textures of a Memory," 2007, recalls the glacial ice floods that tore through the
Richland/Tri-Cities area in Eastern Washington,
leaving textural scars on the landscape. Four stampeding horses atop each unit
metaphorically depict the texture of sound that accompanied the floods.
Birch plywood, aluminum, steel, and mixed-media; each
6' x 10' x 3'