ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Preview
Date of Work
2013
Medium
Screenprint, mylar
Edition #
8/30
Signature
Lower right
Height
11"
Width
14"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection, Oil/Water Exchange Portfolio
Status
Stored
Location
W3
Additional Information
A road surrounded by yellow fields. In the distance is an oil well.
Artist Statement:
I don't have many personal experiences that connect me to the oil boom in Western North Dakota, but I try to be aware of the changes it is making to the environment. My influence for this print was based off of a song written by the Montana native musical group, Storyhill, entitled "Paradise Lost". The chorus lyrics read:
When we were young we used to walk out in those fields, and run forever in the backyard woods. Now the old trails disappear in neighborhoods, with streets named after what's gone for good. - Storyhill
The two separate layers of the image represent two different times, then and now. The prairie orchid is now an endangered species due primarily to the oil boom. The street sign, Prairie Orchid, leads back to the song lyrics, "streets named after what's gone for good" which became the title of my piece.
Included in the 2023 exhibition, Beyond the Horizon.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”