Artwork Detail
Rooted
Artist: Griffin, Louise
Object Date: 2012
Medium: Ink on vinyl
Department(s): Public Library
Supervisorial District: 2
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The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We fulfill our mission by providing services and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; professional development opportunities; commissioning civic artworks and managing the County’s civic art collection; implementing countywide arts education initiatives; research and evaluation; career pathways in the creative economy; free community programs; and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. This work is framed by the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative and a longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts.
Los Angeles-based artist and architect, Louise Griffin, designed and fabricated a two-dimensional artwork for the East Rancho Dominguez Library. In her early visits to the neighborhood, the artist noted the abundance of mature growth trees, particularly outside the Community Center. Trees are inherently beautiful, but they also symbolize sustainability. Her design celebrates both the neighborhood’s history (by depicting local trees and historic maps) and the library itself (through book imagery). The artwork is a colorful collage of these visual elements on glass panels hung 10 feet high on the interior of the library.
Louise Griffin is a Los Angeles-based artist who is transitioning from an architecture to a studio art practice. Her work demonstrates a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and community. This commission will result in her first permanent public art installation. Griffin received her MArch from UCLA and completed her thesis at the Royal Academy of Art, Architecture School, in Copenhagen, Denmark.