Ulrich
Pakker
242 NW Market St. Ste. 157 | ph: (206) 789.7492
Ulrich Pakker is a self-taught artist who discovered his passion for art at the age of 14, while apprenticing as a sheet metal
worker. Since then, the German born Pakker, who now resides in Ballard, has worked as a logger and fisherman, but has never stopped creating
art. His stainless steel sculptures, which he refers to as "techno-artifacts," blend modern materials with the functionality of ancient
art forms. Pakker's stunning vases, pitchers, cremation urns, and memorials can be appreciated as both art pieces and as functional objects.
His large, abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are purely aesthetic endeavors, and can be enjoyed at the Microsoft Campus, the 5th &
Yesler Building, and many other prominent Seattle locations. |
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John Grade
A graduate of the respected Pratt Institute School of Art and Design, John Grade's haunting sculptures have been exhibited throughout
the world, and are part of the Boise Art Museum's permanent collection. Inspired by the architecture of funerary structures from around the
globe, the aesthetically pleasing artistry of Grade's wood and metal forms belie the darker context from which they originated. Although the
geometry of Peruvian funerary towers and Egyptian burial grounds appear in his sculptures, these shapes are merely a starting point for Grade's
deeper exploration of deterioration and mortality. As exemplified by his introduction of wood-eating insects to the surfaces of his sculptures,
what Grade is truly aiming to express is the absence left by decay. "The sculptures are cases, filters, and frames for contemplating what
is no longer present, but has left a trace of function and purpose," Grade explains. The resulting forms, with their organic shapes enclosing
open spaces, make a fascinatingly beautiful statement. |
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Milan Heger
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1959, artist Milan Heger spent a good part of his life under the reign of Communist rule. Driven to
create, despite the government's anti-arts stance, Heger risked his life to pursue his passion for art - secretly taking art lessons and painting,
while he earned a degree in Architecture and Engineering, and served in the military. Heger was eventually able to leave Eastern Europe and,
finally able to live openly as an artist, gained a worldwide following for his paintings. His works have been exhibited as far away as Osaka
and Geneva. Heger currently lives in Seattle and is represented by Patricia Cameron Fine Art. |
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