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A surreal celebratory parade, “A” Procession consists of seventy-one figures meticulously sculpted to resemble those from the local art community that Warashina herself came in contact with. The artist’s partial “snapshot,” which includes regional artists, critics and administrator friends, demonstrates Warashina’s impressive aesthetic and vivid sense of humor. Taken in the mid-eighties during a period of increased expansion in the arts in the Northwest, it can also be seen as a historical documentation of the local art scene.
“The reference to the human figure has been a dominant icon in my work since my early interest in art. I have come to believe that my perpetual fascination is based on my curiosity in trying to understand the subtle differences of behavior that exists among man. The aberrations of every day are constant fodder for me to absorb and observe. This endless resource material is always near at hand, engrossing and unpredictable. I often wonder whether this allurement to my subject matter is also an indirect way of trying to understand an impulsive self.”Label
A key to the figures in the case:
1. Paint Can Man 2. Jeffery Bishop 3. Robert Jones 4. Joyce Moty 5. Clair Colquitt 6. Josel Namkung 7. Margaret Tomkins 8. Michael Fajans 9. Francis Celentano 10. Layne Goldsmith 11. Alden Mason 12. Elizabeth Sandvig 13. Lois Graham 14. George Tsutakawa 15. Joan Bloedel 16. Liza Halvorsen 17. Larry Halvorsen 18. Jacob Lawrence 19. Gwendolyn Knight 20. John Koenig 21. Dale Chihuly 22. Bill Wikstrom 23. Cheryl Leo-Gwinn 24. John Marshall 25. Diamond Head 26. Ron Ho 27. Mary Hu 28. Paul Berger 29. Roger Schreiber 30. Karl Krogsted 31. Patti Warashina 32. Robert Sperry 33. Dennis Evans 34. Andrew Keating 35. George Chacona 36. Kristina Nelson 37. Lyn Kariganer 38. Raymond Solberg 39. Fay Jones 40. Sherri Markovitz 41. Peter Millet 42. Dog Noel 43. Randy Hayes 44. Alison Gooding 45. Norman Lundin 46. Karen Mason 47. Hammerhead 48. Karen Guzak 49. Roger Shimomura 50. Howard Kotler 51. Robert Maki 52. Robert Seng 53. Ann Gardner 54. Linda Beaumont 55. Phil Levine 56. Dick Law 57. Lauren Grossman 58. Gerald McGinness 59. Larry Tate 60. John Young 61. Ron Glowen 62. Kathy Glowen 63. Ted Johnson 64. Norie Sato 65. Vicki Scurri 66. Matthew Kangas 67. Gerry Newcomb 68. Reg Reinholdtsen 69. Charles Draney 70. Spencer Mosley 71. Ailleen Moseley