Hemlock Canyons / Mike Irolla
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.147
- Title
- Hemlock Canyons
- Artist
- Mike Irolla
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1974
- Medium and Support
- hemlock
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Michigan (state)
- Marquette (county)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Michigan (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Marquette (county)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
- Dimensions
- 63.5 cm x 40.64 cm x 40.64 cm (25 in. x 16 in. x 16 in.)
- Century
- late 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Primary Object Type
- vessel
- Physical Description
- Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.
- large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge
- Subject Matter
- The textural and esthetic qualities of burned wood and bark. Use of the organic form of wood to suggest natural formations of rock.
- Primary Keywords
- bark (components)
- canyons
- pyrography
- texture
- vessels
- wood (plant material)
- woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques
- Secondary Keywords
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- fluvial landforms
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by formation process
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plant components
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- surface marking processes and techniques
- trees (components)
- wood and wood products
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1744 x 2640
- File Size
- 613 KB
- Record
- 2002/2.147
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.147/2002_2.147.jpg
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"Hemlock Canyons; Mike Irolla." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.147/2002_2.147.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.