Permanent Collection
"Passages"
by Steve Waldeck
Location: Technology Building, first floor
Grayslake campus
Dedication
The public is invited to the dedication of a permanent art installation of “Passages” on Thursday, Aug. 16th at 11 a.m. in the Library Atrium at the Grayslake campus. The dedication will include remarks by William M. Griffin, CLC Board of Trustees chairman; Michael A. Dunbar of the Illinois Capital Development Board art-in-architecture program; artist Steve Waldeck and composer Peter Gena. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.About the Artist
Steve Waldeck has been an active artist since 1968. He has a BFA from Ohio University and an MFA from University of California, Berkeley. Waldeck has shown his art in a number of Museums and galleries as well as in commissioned public locations and numerous private collections. Waldeck exhibited at the CLC gallery in the 1980s. Steve Waldeck and Peter Gena, composer, are both professors at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.Artist website
Studio: http://www.waldeckstudios.com/Passages Info: http://www.petergena.com/passages.html
About the Piece
“Passages” is an interactive artwork that features images combined with sound and music composed by Peter Gena. The work consists of a series of 16 three-dimensional wall-hung imagry units located in the link between the Library Atrium and the Technology Building at the Grayslake campus. The spacing between the units varies accordingly in proportion to the their widths. The subject matter is an actual American gothic farmhouse and its surrounding environment that stood until recently in Lake County, Illinois. This homage, installed at the College of Lake County, consists of small glimpses of a single reality, filling a corridor that is 96 feet in length. Passages uses actual photographic processes, as well as bas-relief forms, painting, lighting, motion and sound to create a convincing realistic presence. The series of the farmhouse interior is presented on one side of the corridor, while the exterior views cross to the opposite side.In the artist’s statement, Steve Waldeck wrote that “Passages conceptually evolved from my 35 years spent here in northern Illinois. It is during the course of this time that I have learned to appreciate the passing beauty of this farm-rich heartland. Grayslake, the home of the College of Lake County, has been part of this classic transition from farmland. This piece is inspired by this passage. Parts of this piece are an actual representation of a local site, just a few miles from the college campus.”
The project was funded by the Illinois Capital Development Board’s art-in-architecture program and was included in the state funding for the CLC Technology Building, which opened in January 2005.
Location
This piece is located on the first floor of the Technology Building ("T") at the Grayslake Campus. The piece is composed of several individual pieces of artwork on display in the hallway adjoining the Technology building and the library atrium.- Grayslake Campus Map - The Technology Building is marked with the letter "T". The Art Gallery is located in the building marked with the letter "L".
- Technology Building Map - The location of the piece is highlighted with a blue circle on this map of the Technology Building.
Gallery Talk Audio Clips
Gallery Talk - Steve Waldeck Intro: In this audio clip Steve introduces his piece and talks about the technology and imagery used in "Passages".
Length: 0:2:00 (two minutes)
Length: 0:1:06 (one minute and six seconds)
Length: 0:0:46 (forty-six seconds)
Exhibit Images
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Artist Steve Waldeck installing Passages at CLC
On View
August 22 – September 28, 2008
Ted Neal & Charity Davis-
Woodard: Ceramics
Reception: Friday, September 5, 7-9 pm
