Written by I was sad to read this news. Mr. Elliot had a very unique and creative style, and brightened many people’s lives with his reflector art. He died too young, from cancer. Here is a picture I took at his home (top), and a shot Gary Palmer captured of the art on our parking garage.
Richard Elliot lived in an attractive an popular house, with this funky garden art, in downtown Ellensburg
He designed and installed our tallest piece of public artwork three years ago on the parking garage
Ellensburg artist dies
Artist Richard Elliott, who created large installations that featured reflectors, died on Nov. 19 of pancreatic cancer.
ELLENSBURG, Wash. —
Artist Richard Elliott, who created large installations that featured reflectors, died on Nov. 19 of pancreatic cancer.
Elliott, 63, and his wife, artist Jane Orleman, turned their home into Dick and Jane’s Spot, a lavishly decorated piece of street art.
Elliott patented his process of making art with reflectors. He did works for New York Transit System, Minneapolis’ light-rail system, the University of Washington’s Henry Art Gallery, the Ellensburg Public Library and the SunDome in Yakima. A work for Sound Transit in Seattle was honored by Americans for the Arts as one of the outstanding public artworks for 2007.
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Information from: Daily Record, http://www.kvnews.com
Don’t know about his large jobs but I would make a wild guess that his art work started has a large recycling project. Which means we have lost another intelligent person.
Dave
Nice peice of art
For his Renton art, when the sun hits the art from the south, if you’re on the north side, the effect is amazing. It glimmers and shimmers like a translucent rainbow.
I’m impressed with how the particular piece blends in with the garage, is durable, clever and will still be neat thirty years from now.