Cascade, 2013
Kana Tanaka
(Japanese, born 1972)
Location: Washington State University - Spokane, Spokane
- ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Kana Tanaka's "Cascade" at Washington State University's Riverpoint Campus references the nearby Spokane River and its cascading waterfalls. Interspersed within thousands of hand-formed clear glass spheres are colorful dichroic glass leaves, petals, and fish.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State University.
- ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kana Tanaka is an installation artist who uses the medium of glass to explore light and optical phenomena and to challenge conventional ways of seeing.
ARTWORK DETAILS
- Material Category
Sculpture - glass
- Medium
Handmade clear and dichroic glass and stainless steel wire
- Dimensions
17 ft x 8 ft x 130 ft
- ID Number
WSAC2011.022.000
- Acquisition Method
Site responsive commission
- Artist Location
California, United States
LOCATION INFORMATION
- Agency
Washington State University
- Artwork Location
Washington State University - Spokane
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences Building, suspended above north stairway- WA County
Spokane
- Setting
Interior
- Site Type
University
- Address
412 E Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99202- Geo. Coordinates
47.660532 | -117.406805
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