COLLECTION NAME:
Art and Art History Student Work
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Image Record ID:
aahi0020235
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Work Title (display):
Landlocked Series
Image Title:
installation view
Work Description:
Thesis abstract: The nautical imagery within my work derives directly from my involvement with the Canadian Navy, from exposure to coastal communities and my constantly transitory lifestyle. // The images which form my woodcuts are simply bold and stark. They contain a presence that is large, cold and denies the use of colour, much like the diagrams found in everday exposure within our society, as well as academic and military institutional textbooks. These woodcuts were created with the potential of having a multiple edtion of prints made of them. The reality of these woodcuts is that they will most likely never be printed. The decision in not printing them c_reates a perverse idea of waste; of time, energy and never knowing of the second existence that they may have obtained as coloured prints. The beauty of these woodcuts is apparent within the finished product. The experience of chiseling, carving and routoring the image out of the wood forms a parallel to the idea of map making and navigation. // The exposure to the Great Lakes of Canada and to some of the oceans and seas of the world created a strong bond between myself and the sea. This bond eventually led me to join the Canadian Navy. My experiences, and the close friends that I made while I was with the navy, strengthened my desire to be around the sea as much as I could. It also made me realize how painfully lonely and misplaced one could be at sea, how minute and insignificant I was on such a large body of open water. In those situations, thoughts of having been adopted and not knowing the identity of my birth parents, of moving from city to city and always being at sea created an uneasiness in me. This 'uneasiness' could be described as a void, that at times felt cold and empty, much like some of the derelict ships I've seen on beaches and along wharfs. These ships lie lifeless and still, only at times reminding society of a time and era gone by. Thus creating a nostalgic atmosphere.
Work Dates (display):
1996
Work Dates type:
creation
Work Creator (display):
Robert Harmer (American, active ca. early 1990s to present)
Work Creator gender:
male
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male
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Work Creator notes (display):
Written thesis: https://scholar.col
Work Creator UCB affiliation (display):
MFA 1996, Art and Art History
Work Creator memberOf:
Printmaking student, Art and Art History, CU Boulder
Work Subject:
boats
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boats
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Work Subject:
navies
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navies
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Work Subject:
Canada (nation)
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Canada (nation)
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Work Subject:
autobiography
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autobiography
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false
Work Subject:
water
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water
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Work Worktype:
lithographs
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lithographs
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Work Category (VRC classification):
prints
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prints
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false
Work Location (Repository or Site) name:
University of Colorado Art Gallery
Work Location (Repository or Site) role:
exhibition
Work Location (Geographic) name:
Boulder, Colorado
Image Rights (display):
© Robert Harmer
Work Rights (display):
© Harmer, Robert
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Holding Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Collection:
Art and Art History Visual Resources Center
Subcollection:
Art and Art History Student Work Archive
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