A Portfolio of Place, "Spirit-of-Place", and Genius Loci
Kodenchi: Sacred places within Japan's Ise Grand Shrine, honoring the sites where the shrines are rebuilt every 20 years.
"Genius Loci"
Drawing: Roman Lararium honoring the Genius Loci of the house
Welcome! This website starts with recent and ongoing work and becomes a retrospective, proceeding backwards through time with earlier artwork. You will note that throughout my art and design career, my focus has been on Place, either studying special places or working to create them. I hope you enjoy this ongoing collection.
Drawing
Retired after five decades as an architect, place and material culture continue to be of compelling interest as an artist. My art generally begins with drawing, a way of visually thinking. Using drawing to illustrate storytelling has also been important in my art practice as you will note in the Portfolio. Wes McClure