Artwork copyright Ilan Averbuch. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ilan Averbuch. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ilan Averbuch. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ilan Averbuch. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The House and the Boat, 2012

Ilan Averbuch
(American | Israeli, born 1953)

Location: Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Ilan Averbuch created The House and the Boat for Bellingham Technical College. The sculpture plays with the idea of competing human desires by representing both a house and a boat. The house shape and materials represent stability, while the boat form symbolizes new horizons and adventure. Averbuch notes, "It is in the duality of these two forces that we are searching for our way and meaning, an endless process in time and space."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham Technical College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ilan Averbuch creates large-scale outdoor sculptures, made from raw materials such as stone and wood, as well as metals and glass. In his own words, his art “involves the recycling of images and materials, moving from one time span to another.”

Averbuch grew up in Israel. He studied art at the Wimbledon School of Art in London, England, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1981) from the School of Visual Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree (1985) from Hunter College, both in New York City. He taught in the Department of Art at State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook from 1994-2000. Averbuch is based in Long Island, New York.