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David MorrisonPlum Bob #2 (a multi color lithograph showing brass plum bob and night sky)1999
1999
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A dramatic gold - colored plumb bob, hanging against a backdrop of geometric drawings, is contrasted with the stars of the night sky. In the Greek Empire there were two important developments: (1) the development of philosophy and mathematics, (2) the development of means of making measurements. In particular, the Greek mathematician, Pythagoras (the Pythagoras theorem) lived around 500 BC. The development of geometry allowed the early Greeks to make measurements of the stars. They were able to measure the location of a star using just a plumb bob and a measuring stick. They were able to quantify the angle above the horizon when a star is at its highest point in the sky--when it crosses the meridian. They also measured the day of the year when the star is first visible at twilight. Thus, the Greek astronomers established a cosmology based on measurement rather than mythology.
David Morrison was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1956 and received his MFA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. His colored pencil drawings are often nature-based, presenting iconic humble subjects with a quiet focus that is belied by their intensely rendered, almost microscopic details that appear upon close inspection.
Morrison has exhibited widely, and his work is included in numerous public collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Portland Art Museum to name a few. A visiting lecturer and guest artist at numerous universities, Morrison is very involved in the world of printmaking, specifically stone lithography, and he is the Professor of Printmaking at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis.
- Creator:David Morrison (1956, American)
- Creation Year:1999
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU84132983111
David Morrison
David Morrison was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1956 and received his MFA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. His colored pencil drawings are often nature-based, presenting iconic humble subjects with a quiet focus that is belied by their intensely rendered, almost microscopic details that appear upon close inspection. Morrison has exhibited widely, and his work is included in numerous public collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Portland Art Museum to name a few. A visiting lecturer and guest artist at numerous universities, Morrison is very involved in the world of printmaking, specifically stone lithography, and he is the Professor of Printmaking at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis.
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