FRED LISAIUS A R BOR VITA E
Family Tree / Blue Sky, acrylic on panel, 60”x 48”, $8,900.00
FRED L I S A I US A R B OR V I TAE ACRYLIC ON PANEL APRIL 2 - M AY 1, 2015
F re d Li s a i us’, “Ar bor Vi ta e” explores t he rapidl y changing concept s of fam ily, ge n et ic s , a nd spi r i tua l i ty i n t he 21st cent ur y. “A rbor V itae” (Lat in mea n in g “ Tre e o f L i fe” ) i s a com m on mot if t hat appears in many world philosoph ie s , t h e o l o g i es, a nd my thol og i es. In contex t of t he exhibit ion, t his dev ice is u s e d as a m eta phor for the i nterconnectedness of all forms of life t hrough a co m mo n a n c estr y. T he trees that Lisaius depict s foster many different speci es o f f l o ra a n d fa una g rowi ng a nd liv ing harmoniously. Lisaius finds t hat his co n n ec t io n to the bea uty of l i fe comes from an immersive st udy of nat ure, away f ro m t h e di stra c ti ons of day- to-day life.
F re d Lis a i us rec ei ved a B .F. A . wit h honors from t he Rhode Island S choo l o f D e s ig n ( Provi denc e, R .I.) i n 1981 and also st udied at t he Pratt Inst it u te in New Yo r k. He ha s been a Nort hwest art ist for over 20 years, and his wo r k ca n b e found i n num erous corporate and private collect ions t hroughout t h e U n ited States.
PAT R IC IA R O V Z AR G A L L E RY 1 2 2 5 S ECOND AV E N UE , SE AT T LE , WA 9 8 1 0 1 206-223-0273 w w w. ro v za rg a l l ery. com
Alpha, acrylic on panel, 30”x 20”, $1,700.00
Omega, acrylic on panel, 30”x 20”, $1,700.00
Drifting, acrylic on panel, 24”x 36”, $2,450.00
Brambles, acrylic on panel, 24”x 24”, $1,650.00
Looking South, acrylic on panel, 36”x 24”, $2,450.00
Arbor Vitae, acrylic on panel, 60”x 48”, $8,900.00
Moonlit Prowl, acrylic on panel, 24”x48”, $3,250.00
Coming and Going, acrylic on panel, 18”x 18”, $700.00
Passing Storm, acrylic on panel, 16”x 16”, $550.00
Reach, acrylic on panel, 24”x 48”, $3,250.00
Phobos and Deimos, acrylic on panel, 20”x 30”, $1,700.00
Silver Garden, acrylic on panel, 24”x 48”, $3,250.00
Beyond, acrylic on panel, 24”x 24”, $1,650.00
Everything acrylic on panel, 24”x 36”, $2,400.00
Forever, acrylic on panel, 30”x 40”, $3,250.00
There and Back, acrylic on panel, 11.5”x 11.5”, $300.00
Sugar Magnolia, acrylic on panel, 24”x 48”, $3,250.00
Renewal, acrylic on panel, 24”x 48”, $3,250.00
“ T h e d eeper I go i nto the forest t he closer I feel to t he t rut h. Off of t he t rail, th e re i s a q u i et ca l m where i dea s can be contemplated and refined. My paint i n gs re fl ect t h is an d I uti l i ze the for um of nat ure to explore my relat ionship to t he n at u ral wo rl d a n d to o t her peopl e. Wh e n it ’s fog g y I see ever y thi ng more clearly. S hapes are simplified, colors s u b d u ed a n d a ve i l of myster y i s ca st. I like to incorporate t ransit ions in my paint in gs ; s p a c e s s u c h as c ha nge of sea son, day into night and awake to sleep are realms wh ere th e i m ag i n at io n a nd rea l i ty coex i st. M y p a i nt i ng s provi de a por ta l to a place where dramas unfold, explorat ion s can o c cu r a n d d i s cover i es a re m a de.”
F red Lisaius
EDUCATION 1981 Rhode Island School of Design B.F. A with Honors
Providence, Rhode Island
1982 Pratt Institute, Drawing /Painting Studies
New York, New York
SELEC TED PUBIC COLLEC TIONS Ackerly Communications/ Seattle WA Hilton Hotels/ Hilton of America Amazon.Com/ Seattle, WA Nord strom/ Seattle, WA American Contract Designers/ New York, NY Seattle Times Inc./ Seattle, WA Auburn Arts Commission/ Auburn, WA Swedish Hospital/ Seattle, WA Boston Scientific/ Boston MA University of Washington/ Seattle, WA Mayo Clinic/ Jacksonville, FL Park Nicolett Cancer Center/ Nicolett, MN Evergreen Hospital/ Kirkland, WA Island Hospital/ Anacortes, WA City of Everett/ WA Grou p Health/ Seattle WA University of Washington Medical Center/ Seattle, WA
Damp Earth acrylic on panel 48”x 24” $3,250.00
FR E D LISA IUS A RBOR V I TAE
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