RÉSUMÉ - HANK SAXE & CYNTHIA PATTERSON
ART IN PUBLIC PL ACES COMMISSIONS
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ORACLE BLOSSOM . Tucson, AZ. The Ci ty selected us to d esign, fabricate
and install this gateway sculpture at a major intersection as part of the Grant
Road (at Oracle Road) Improvement Project. The artists met with the design
team and community groups, in the process of creat ing Oracle Blossom which
celebrates the new life of Grant Road, honors the nearby Pascua Yaqui Tribe
traditions and recognizes the ic onic neon signage of Oracle Road, the historic
entrance to Tucson. Complet ed October 2013.
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CONFLUENCIA. Bert Williams Downtow n Transfer Center, El Paso, Texas.
We created artwork for the main entrance that functions as a welcoming
gateway for pedest rians and commuters enter ing the Terminal. Constructed of
structural steel, ca st concrete and glass mosaics, this sculpture references the
sun and the Rio Grande, important symbols for the City. All aspects of this
project were either performed by or under the direct supervision o f the
artists. Completed September 2009.
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SPRINGWATER DANCERS. Oklahoma Ci ty Educa re chose us to design
artwork for 3 locati ons at the new Educare preschool/daycare facility. W e
created abstract insect and plant images for bas -reli ef i nsets in the exteri o r
pre-cast concrete wall. Hand -made ceramic and glass tile was hand -cut and
inset into the reces sed areas. Sculptural forms in unique shapes and colors
were used to clad s tructural steel colu mns on the exterior portico. Fabric
sculptures – bees and dragon flies – are suspended from the ceil ing of the
interior piazza. 200 9 –10.
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MARIPOSA FALLS is a multi -part sculpture created for the Queen Creek
AZ Library. Located at the entrance to the library this work relates to the
history of Queen Cr eek as an agricult ural community and the importance of
water for life in the desert environment. We worked cl osel y with the select ion
committee and Town Council to create a meaningful sculpture to enhance the
public’s experience using the library and attending events in the large plaza
area. Completed D ecember 2008.
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LA COMP UERTA is a series of sculptures constituting the artwork
component of the L os Candelarias Vi lla ge Streetscape Improvements. This wa s
a two-phase projec t to create artwork for a roadway in an old Albuquer que
farming community that is now primarily resid ential. Duri ng Phase I we
worked as artists on a design team with the landscape architects and City
redevel opment staff to develop ideas and components for streetscape art. In
response to an in -d epth public process the team worked within the context of
the neighborhood's culture, history, and natural environment. Phase II was
the production and installation of artw ork along Candelari a Road in
conjunct ion with the construction of street improvements. We design ed and
installed a system of fiber optic lighti ng for nighttime ill umination of the
sculpture. Commissioned by the City of Albuquerque. Completed April 2007 .
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EL JARDIN serves a s an identifying landmark and icon for the E. Las
Vegas Community/Senior Cente r. El J ardin was presented the 2006 Las Vegas
Mayor’s Urban Design Award/Public Art. This sculpture responds to the
center’s architectural theme and the Hispanic heritage of the community. The
artwork, abstractly representing a desert garden, is comprised of 8 graceful
columnar forms rising from the front plaza. Light -weight cast concrete was
used to create the shapes that are faced with glass mosaics and colorful, hi gh fire, glazed ceramic tile. Textured til e surfaces were desi gned specificall y for
this pr oject. This a rtwork is at a busy intersection where it is easi ly seen by
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pedestrian and vehicular traffic. We designed and install ed a fiber optic
lighting system utilizing 31 fixtures to illuminate this wor k. Additionall y, we
conducted a ceramics workshop with high school students that emphasized the
requirements and considerations assoc iated with creating artwork for public
installations. Commissioned by the City of Las Vegas (NV) Arts Commission.
Completed Jul y 200 6.
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LA ACEQUIA is an a rray of sculptur es based on the theme of acequias
(irrigation ditches) and the plantlife t hey nurture, created for a 5 -acre
neighborhood park in Santa Fe, NM. The sculpture forms were created on sit e
using cast concrete and finished with custom ceramic tile that we design ed
and produced at our studio. We worked with the Neighborhood Association t o
make certain the artwork fulfill ed thei r objectives and conducted a workshop
with neighborhood high school students to introduce them to issues relat ed to
the creation of pub lic art. Commission ed by the City of Santa Fe. 2004.
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MAX'S MINARETS is an outdoor sculpture comprised of six cast concrete
columnar forms clad with frost proof mosaic tile. W e for mulated the ceramic
materials to withstand winter conditions to 30 degrees b elow zero and
repeated freeze -th aw cycles. This installation marks the entrance to the Taos
Campus of the Univ ersity of New Mexic o. Commissioned by the Art in P ublic
Places Program of New Mexic o Arts. With the help of ou r employees, we
performed all phases of this project i ncluding design, concrete forming and
placing; tile des ign, production and installation. 1997.
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SOCORRO MOUNTAIN MAP is a high relief c erami c tile mural
interpretation of the Soc orro Mountain and Rio Grande Va lley t opography near
Socorro, NM. Cast stoneware tiles for ming the mural are mounted on a
lobby/atrium wall of the NM Energetic Materials Res earch and Testing Center
in Socorro. Th e til i n g is 9’ x 8’ with individual til es approximately 16” x 16 ” x
4” reli ef. Commissi oned by New Mexic o Arts. We performed all phases of the
project with our employees. 1997.
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ALBUQUERQUE MANDALA used high fire (cone 10) ceramic tile t o create
a geometric mosa ic pattern installed as a floor medall ion in the atrium of the
Juvenile Justic e Center, Albuquerque, NM. The matte glazed tile was d esigned
and produced specifically f or this installation in a c omplex 7 -fold radiall y
symmetric pattern 10’ in diameter. Comm issioned by the Bernalill o
County.1996.
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LADDER/SHADOW/LIGHT is a c eramic tile mosaic installed in the atrium
of the Library/Adult Education Building, University of NM, Los Alamos. The
geometric pattern for the tiling was designed by Dr. Sir Roger Penros e and
made of hand -made, high fire, gla zed tile produced at our studio. The tilin g is
applied to surfaces of the cast concrete building including a first floor c olumn,
stairway walls, and extending into the skylight and the surrounding ceiling.
Commissioned by N ew Mex ico Arts. Al l phases of the project were complet ed
Saxe, Patterson and our employees . 1 996.
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
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Flowers for Our Lady of Guadalupe - D ecorative ti lings and Spanish
inscription commissioned for the altar of Our Lady of Gu adalupe Church
in Taos, NM. Th e hi gh fire geometric ti le pattern abstractly and
symbolically repres ents religious imagery relating to Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Inscriptions applied to c eramic tile using col ored underglazes
with clear glaze t o pr ovide durable, cl eanable surface. Geometric til e
area 6’ x 10’.
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Sunrise Springs Resort, Santa Fe, NM. Geometric til ings, tile murals
(with Jenny Lind) and custom lighting.
Pottery House, Santa Fe, NM. Light fixtures. Architecture by Frank Lloyd
Wright.
Euro Disney, Paris. Hand built custom light fixtures.
COLLECTIONS
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Harwood Museum, Taos, NM. Hank Sa xe ceramic sculpture.
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Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL. Geometric ti le panels.
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Harwood Museum, Taos, NM. Boulder Art Center, CO. Cranbrook A rt
Museum, Bloomfi el d Hills, MI. Lynda Benglis collaborative ceramic
sculpture.
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Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX.
EXHIBITIONS
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Bug Show. Installation of a erial sculpt ure (“kites ”) created as a
component of “Spri ngwater Dancers” a public art commission for
Oklahoma City Educare. Bareiss Gal ler y, Taos, NM . Apri l 2010 .
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Jewish Artists: On the Edge. Geometri c tile installat ion. Mario n Art
Center, Coll ege of Santa Fe, June 2000. Yeshiva Uni versi ty, New York
City, September 2001.
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Penrose Pflast erungen in Kunst, Architektur und Design (Penrose Ti ling
in Art, Architecture and Design). Reproductions of Penros e tilings.
University of Dor tmund, Germany. June 1999.
COLLABORATIONS
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Leaf Fountain. We produced ceramic elements for this project using a
combination of bas -relief and flat fiel d tile in a rep etitive "l eaf" pattern.
Individual reli ef til e modules up to 8" x 16" x 3 1/2 " are ca st of reinforced
porcelain. Field til e are die -cut stonew are. Finished col ors are achieved by
applying layers of underglazes and glazes to the ti le tha t are high -fired to
cone 10. The 6' hig h x 17' long wall is surrounded by a pool that is 8 1/2' w ide
x 23' long. Water spills down the ti le - covered wal l into a shallow til ed pool.
This fountain was commissioned by Post Properties, Inc. f or the Zen Court at
Paseo Col orado in Pasadena, CA. Artwork by Anne Marie Karlsen, Flipwerks,
Inc. Installation by Bryan Bla ir, Val ley Til e Co. Completed in 2002.
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Kaleidosc ope Fountain. We produced the ceramic element s for this
fountain and surrounding seating using arrays of large format bas -relief ti le
that depict a collage of plant l ife in a kaleidosc opic pattern. Individu al tile
modules up to 21" x 15" x 3" are cast of reinforced p orcel ain. Finished colors
are achieved by ap plying layers of un derglazes and glazes to the til e that are
high-fired to cone 10. Overall f ountain and seating diameter is 18'. Height i s
18". The f ountain was commissioned by TrizecHahn Development Corporation
for Paseo Col orado in Pasadena, CA. Artwork by Anne Marie Karlsen,
Flipwerks, Inc. Installation by Bryan Blair, Vall ey Tile Co. Completed in 2001.
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Multiplicity. In our studio, we designed fabr ication systems and
devel oped ceramic materials and colors used to create 50 0 square feet of ba s relief t ile in modul es up to 12 x 18 x 3 inches. This high fire til e was install ed
on six ext erior freestanding masonry walls arranged in two groups of three
walls that have a footprint of 29 feet x 9 feet x 9 feet ea ch. The tiles are
three-dimensional abstract images of ocean waves from artwork by Anne Marie
Karlsen. These ti le walls mark the entrance to the Playa P acifica townhouses,
Culver City, CA. Commissio ned by Cul ver City Arts Commission. 1992.
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Chimera. A large b ody of c eramic sculpture by Lynda Benglis in
collaboration w ith Hank Saxe & Cynthia Patterson. The w ork has been show n
at numerous venues in the U.S. and Europe including: Harwood Museum, Taos,
NM; Boulder Art Center, Boulder, CO; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfi eld H il ls,
MI; New Mex ico St ate University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM; La Jol la, CA;
New York, NY; Rottweil & Munich, Germany; and Vienna, Austria; 1992 Present. A February 2002 exhibit o f gl azed, extruded clay sculpture from this
series at Franklin Parrasch Gallery in New York received critical acclaim and
was awarded the U.S. Art Critics Association Sec ond Place Award for “Best
Show of a Mid - Career Artist”.
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Lee Mul lican - Ceramic sculp ture.
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Matt Mullican - Large format tiling.
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Jim Wagner - Ceramic sculpture & large format tiles.
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Jenny Lind - Large format tilings.
Hank Saxe
BORN: Chicago, Ill i nois, 1950
RESIDENCE: Taos, New Mexic o, 1972 - Present
EDUCATION
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University of New Mex ico, Taos Campus, graduate studies in Spanish
language and historical, physical and ec onomic geology. Taos, NM.
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University of Viln ius, Yiddish language & culture . Vilnius, Lithuania
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University of New Mexico Graduate School in Art. Albuquerque, NM.
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BFA in Design, Cal i fornia Institute of t he Arts. Valencia, CA.
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Maryland Institute, Col lege of Art. Ba l timore, MD.
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Graduated Verde Valley School. Sedon a, AZ.
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Apprenticeship with production potter. Los Angel es, CA.
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EXHIBI TIONS
Hank Saxe: Coconi no. Ceramic sculpture. Bareiss Gal ler y, Taos, NM.
Hank Saxe: Taos Cl ay. Ceramic sculpture. Harwood Museum of Art, Taos.
Ceramic sculpture. The Fenix Gal lery, Taos, NM.
RECENT DOGS. Ceramic sculpture. Bareiss Fine Art, Ta os, NM.
GROUP EXHI BITION S
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WOOD FIRED CERAMICS. Robert Nichols Gall ery, Santa Fe, NM.
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Ceramic sculpture. Maravilla Art Gall ery, Taos, NM.
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Ceramic sculpture by Ken Price, L ee Mullican & Hank Saxe. The Fen ix
Gallery, Taos, NM.
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ANAGAMA WOOD FI RED CERAMICS. Ceramic sculpture. Maravilla
Contemporary Art Gallery, Taos, NM.
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FIRST ANNUAL FLY SWATTER SHOW. Ceramic sculpture. Philip Bareiss
Fine Art, Taos, NM.
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THIRTEENTH SAN ANGELO NATIONAL CERAMIC COMPETITI ON, Ceramic
tile. San Angelo, TX.
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NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBI TION 2000, Cera mic sculpture.
Foothills Art Center. Gold en, CO. Best Ceramic Sculpture award
presented by Mil e Hi Ceramics.
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CERAMICS: MULLI CAN, PRICE, SAXE. Ceramic sculpture by Lee Mul lican,
Ken Price & Hank Saxe. The Feni x Gall ery, Taos, NM.
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TAOS INVITES TAOS. Cera mic sculpture. Taos, NM
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GROUP SH OW. Ceramic sculpture. Bareiss Fine Art, Ta os, NM.
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PECOS VALLEY SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL. San Miguel, N M.
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WESTERN REGIONAL JURIED & INVITATIONAL. Ceramic Sculpture. New
Mexico Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
ON & OFF THE WALL. Ceramic sculpture. Clay and Fiber Gallery, Ta os .
ICE COLD ART. Ceramic sculpture and mixed media. Den nis Hopper
Works of Art, Taos, NM.
Cynthia Patterson
BORN: Livingston County, Illinois, 194 6
RESIDENCE: Taos, New Mexic o, 1972 - Present
EDUCATION
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University of Viln ius, Y iddish language and culture . Vilnius, Lithuania
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Weaving apprenticeship. The Craft Hou se, Arroyo Seco, NM.
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BFA in Psychology . Southern Illinois University, Carbonda le, IL.
GROUP EXHI BITION S
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ANNUAL FLY SWATTER SHOW. Invited artist. Bareiss Fine Art, Taos, NM.
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Ceramic architectural el ements. Stables Art Center, Taos, NM.
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ON and OFF THE WALL. Ceramic lighti ng and stoneware tile patterns.
Clay and Fiber Gall ery, Taos, NM.
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TAOS ARTISTS. W eaving. Private Res i dence, Los Angeles , CA.
PREVIOUS BUSINE SS & WORK EXPERI ENCE
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Architectural librarian. The Architects Taos, Taos, NM.
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Bookk eep er, off ice manager. Taos Equipment Manufacturers, Taos, NM.
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Independent fiber artist. Functional and decora tive weaving.
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Production w eaver. The Craft House, Arroyo Seco, NM.
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Vocational Counsel or. New Jersey Ref ormatory for Women, Clinton, NJ.
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