Photo: Richard Nicol, Courtesy Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle

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Forest Room

Date1999

Maker Michael Brophy American, born 1960

Label TextMichael Brophy grew up in Portland, Oregon at the edge of Forest Park, an urban forest. He has consistently looked towards the landscape for imagery. In Forest Room, the artist holds in balance the duality of order and chaos between the natural and the built environment. In the foreground, the viewer stands in a cabin made entirely of wood and a series of windows framing a seemingly majestic view of a distant deforested landscape. By including a view of a clear-cut forest, Brophy’s illusory harmonious image further speaks to the tenuous relationship between the man-made and nature.

Object number2003.61

Photo CreditPhoto: Richard Nicol, Courtesy Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Reclaimed: Nature and Place Through Contemporary Eyes, June 30, 2011 - Sept. 11, 2011. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art, Oct. 9, 2003 - Jan. 4, 2004 (San Diego, California, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Jan. 23 - May 16, 2004; Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, June 5 - Sept. 6, 2004; San Francisco, California, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Oct. 6, 2004 - Jan. 10, 2004). Text by Ralph Rugoff. No cat. no., pp. 26-27, 148, reproduced.

Credit LineMark Tobey Estate Fund

Dimensions79 x 93in. (200.7 x 236.2cm)

MediumOil on canvas