the cultural oxymorons strike again!
Add comment December 4th, 2007
A second area library has been the beneficiary of the South End Cultural Oxymorons with the recent installation of glass artist Jack Archibald’s donation of two large panels of glass at the Stanwood branch of Sno-Isle Regional Library. The ad hoc art group with the tongue in cheek name brought a wide array of artworks to the Camano Island branch when it opened its doors to the public. The group is also responsible for the sculpture and whimsy at Hutchison Park on Camano’s South End.
Archibald’s artwork, titled BIBLIOTEKA, stands behind the circulation desk, each rising nearly 6 feet. The artist stated that the predominant glass was mouthblown by Jim Flanigan of Fremont Antique Glass in Seattle, a glassblower Archibald states unequivocably blows the most exquisite flatglass in the world. The same glass was used in Archibald’s Skagit Valley Hospital chapel murals recently to give the work a rich and ethereal presence. And Archibald uses it in nearly all of his public and private commissions.
The South End Cultural Oxymorons have begun to make a small impact on the cultural identity of the area, not surprising when the list of artists and musicians who comprise the group are considered. A spokesman for the group stated that this would be just the beginning of many more public donations in the area.
