Internationally renowned artist Jim Dine has utilized many reoccurring autobiographical themes—tools, robes, ancient Venuses, Pinocchio—yet no motif in Dine’s work more clearly declares his romanticism and giving spirit than the image of the stylized heart. Neither too abstract nor too realistic, the stylized heart has become a familiar symbol for sentiment and synonym for love—and in Dine’s hands, an opportunity for a strong fervent, expressionist sensibility. Above all, Dine’s hearts are testaments to his love of the creative process and the work that follows.
In the spring of 2014, Jim Dine donated 201 complete works of art from his personal archives to the Museum of Art at Washington State University, in honor of art patron Jordan D. Schnitzer and as a stimulus to the campaign for a new museum building on the Pullman campus. Dine commented at the time of his unprecedented gift, “It’s about education, it’s about enriching the culture of the state and it’s about exposing young people to what’s called art.”
This exhibition benefited from student curatorial involvement from the following individuals: Mikah Chan, Alyssa Zili Chang, Taylor Hill, Lindsey Hineman, Aaron Hulburt, Jennifer Ladwig, Sidney Murphy, Sanaya Nordine, Julia Preston, Megan Rowe, Alex J. Scott, and Isak Sullivan.
LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. The hours of our six galleries are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. For more information please contact the museum at 509-335-1910.