Public Art on Campus - William Shepherd
ART ON CAMPUS
Watercourse Way
Year: 2013-2015
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Location:Reaud Administration Bldg, Event Center
Gift of Jerome M. Westheimer
Shepherd questioned how you stop a moment in time while simultaneously giving that arrested moment an impression of fluidity or action? On a painted surface, crystal clear, flowing water can appear almost abstract, but the presence of rocks or plants complete the illusion of moving water in a landscape setting. The title of this painting comes from a book by Alan Watts on Taoism, a fitting title since the Tao is considered the “Way” of life, a river, a natural flow.