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Richard MacDonaldBlind Trust, Atelier2020
2020
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“Courage is a kind of salvation.” —Plato.
Nothing worthwhile springs from fear: fear is the serpent in the garden,
the hole in the boat, the flaw in the plan—it can steer us from danger, but ungoverned by courage it is just as likely to steer us toward a bad outcome. We all have the capacity to be brave, and it is by finding our courage that everything we value comes into being—there can be no love without courage, no kindness without courage, no creativity without courage.
As we all face this crisis of unusual scope, we are all living as the figures in Richard MacDonald’s “Blind Faith” and "Blind Courage." They wear blindfolds, and cannot see. They are balancing precariously on an unstable cube. They are keeping multiple balls aloft: juggling, as a metaphor for tasks and responsibilities, cares and concerns. The serenity of these figures speak to the act of drawing on inner strength in the face of these unsettling realities. It is the working of the inner person that keeps the balls from falling, the figure from toppling, and the blindfold from hampering the vision of the desired result.
In Richard MacDonald’s “Blind Trust” we see a tangible representation of what every human being is capable of doing—conquering fear with faith, and going forward—not with perfect vision of the future—but with a firm commitment to the future we will create. While we respond to the pressures and fears of the current situation, let’s keep the image of “Blind Trust” in our mind’s eye, and remember that we have within us the unerring ability to maintain balance, courage and stand strong.
- Creator:Richard MacDonald (1946, American)
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Laguna Beach, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: ATE046NU1stDibs: LU49015503972
Richard MacDonald
There are artists and there are masters. Richard MacDonald will go down in the history of sculpture as Picasso did painting, as an unequivocal master of the art.
Only a number of people can master craftsmanship, far fewer, the art of the human form. Figurative sculpture is a language MacDonald speaks with astounding fluency, and as with any language, MacDonald’s creative drive is formed from a need to share the universal dialect of the human figure with those who understand it; this is the unique privilege the artist affords his viewers.
MacDonald captures the beauty, romance and essence of the human spirit in motion. Influenced by the expressiveness in the figures of Renaissance master Donatello, the emotional intensity of works by 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the power of Michelangelo’s sculptures, MacDonald’s inspirational, sensitive works are precisely of the moment, yet profoundly historic by reference. And they dance rhythmically for all to see — in the leap and grace of the dancer, the power of the athlete, the gesture and passion of lovers, the spirit rises, and MacDonald captures it.
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