Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Deutsch, Richard |
Title |
Untitled |
Date |
2008 |
Medium |
Terrazzo stone |
Culture |
American |
Object ID |
2012.15.6 |
Collection |
Contemporary Art (1970-present) |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Credit line |
Gift of Dan Leach |
Didactic Information |
California artist Richard Deutsch first trained as a ceramist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and began exhibiting on the West Coast in the late 1970s, inspired by the traditions of Japanese Bizen and Shigaraki ceramics, and encouraged by Peter Voulkos to explore radical shifts of scale. Seeking more permanent materials for his work, Deutsch experimented with combinations of various materials in a purely sculptural vocabulary. Using clay, concrete, and terrazzo (a cast material composed of marble or stone chips mixed into mortar, which can be polished when set), he assembled forms made from these different materials into both small-scale and large-scale public works. Deutsch's work is marked by an ease of understanding space and environment. Often conceived for a particular architectural or social context, Deutsch infuses his sculptures with the implications of rich histories through simple sculptural forms and strong visual impact. Layers of meaning, the organization of form and space, and the human experience are all central to his exploration. October 2016 |