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Richard MacDonaldNureyev, Half life1990
1990
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Considered to be one of Richard MacDonald’s greatest achievements, “Nureyev” draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays all the quiet beauty of a private moment of a legend. In a moment of reverie, Nureyev steps off the rehearsal stage and into his dressing room. MacDonald juxtaposes elements of strength and grace in this work to create wonderful contrast and movement: we perceive the strength of the dancer in the musculature of his back, arms, and legs, and we witness the dancer’s grace in his upright posture, titled head, and contrapposto stance. MacDonald’s skillful handling of fabric is paramount to this work. In very convincing fashion, the artist models the leotard straps so realistically that we can actually feel their stretch as the dancer removes them from his shoulders. Artist signature in the bronze.
- Creator:Richard MacDonald (1946, American)
- Creation Year:1990
- Dimensions:Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Laguna Beach, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: BAL015NU1stDibs: LU490127402
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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