Richard (Dick) Elliott: Cycle of the Sun

CYCLE OF THE SUN is a site-specific series of reflector paintings created for the Henry Art Gallery in 1989 by Northwest artist Richard (Dick) Elliott. The work is made up of 21,500 reflectors and was designed to react to the way light changes daily and with the seasons.

RICHARD (DICK) ELLIOTT: CYCLE OF THE SUN is the first of a suite of five videos highlighting the museum's permanent collection. Visitors to the Henry can quickly and easily access the videos through their mobile devices by scanning QR codes printed on the museum's wall labels. The video series is a collaborative project between the Henry and Solstream Media http://solstream.net/ss.

The collecting activities of the Henry Art Gallery began in 1926 when Horace C. Henry offered 172 works of art and $97,000 to the University of Washington to construct the first public art museum in Seattle. Recent collecting activities have focused on acquiring works representing developments in contemporary art, particularly in the areas of photography, new media, and installation art. The Henry's permanent collection includes over 25,000 objects.

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Produced and Directed by
R.J. Sánchez
Production Manager: Rachael Faust
Narrator: Sara Krajewski
Writers: Kaitlin Nowlin, Sara Krajewski

© 2011, Solstream Media
http://solstream.net/ss

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Music:

THE GREAT
by Broke for Free
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free

BAKED BROWN
by The Golden Hours
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Golden_Hours

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