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Richard MacDonaldThe Doves, Atelier2013
2013
$8,600
£6,422.85
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Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculinity. In Doves, we see the combination of both: the softness and delicacy of the female and the strength and power of the male. In this work MacDonald employs effective use of the Baroque Spiral to achieve wonderful movement – the piece seems to ethereally take flight creating a passionate image of love and devotion. Originally inspired by the Bolshoi’s performance entitled “The Doves", MacDonald's interpretation brings classical ballet into heartened focus.
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- Creator:Richard MacDonald (1946, American)
- Creation Year:2013
- Dimensions:Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Laguna Beach, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: ATE017NU1stDibs: LU49015968072
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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