Richard MacDonald
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A native Californian, Richard MacDonald
was educated at the prestigious Art Center College of Design and received a
Bachelor of Professional Arts, Cum Laude.
In the 30 years of his artistic career, Richard MacDonald has achieved
international distinction for his sculpture, paintings, and drawings, and has
been the recipient of many national and international awards. He has also held
numerous one-man shows and exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe and
the Orient. His fascination with the human figure and human emotions has led
MacDonald to focus on sculpting figures of mimes, dancers and athletes, each of
which conveys a sense of joy and pays tribute to the beauty of the human form.
Self taught as a sculptor, Richard MacDonald has been awarded major commissions,
several of them within the first years of his sculptural career. In 1985, he
sculpted a 9-foot figure of Christ for St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in
Atlanta, incorporating stained glass windows and lighting around the seemingly
floating figure. Selected from a field of 180 sculptors, MacDonald sculpted a
statue of Stephen F. Austin in 1986, then designed and built its fountain with
native red granite for the sesquicentennial celebration of Texas. In
Architectonica, proposed in 1987 for MGM's corporate headquarters, MacDonald
developed a design incorporating mythical Greek figures emerging from a bas- to
full relief in a spiraling 18-foot sculpture. In 1990, he honored State of
Alaska founder William Henry Seward with a bronze likeness for the new Z.J.
Loussac Public Library in Anchorage, and also designed the surrounding plaza.
MacDonald received worldwide critical acclaim in 1996 for The Flair. Created in
tribute to the 1996 Olympic Games, the 26-foot, 3-ton bronze monument was
donated by the artist to the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia. Millions of
people witnessed the beauty and grandeur of The Flair, during a nine-city,
cross-country tour, which took place in June of 1996. Gracing Georgia
International Plaza, The Flair stands as a testament to the determination and
dedication of all individuals in the pursuit of excellence. The artist designed
the surrounding plaza symbolic in design, including a 3,600 square-foot granite
plaza, a large reflective pool and fountain engendering movement and essence of
life and circumference seating.
More recently MacDonald completed a monument to commemorate the 100th U.S. Open
Championship. The heroic sculpture celebrates the triumph of the human spirit as
it pays tribute to the greatest athletes of this century. The image represents
the anatomy of the golf swing and the dawn of a new Millennium as it encircles
centuries of excellence past, present and future. The base, designed by the
artist, is engraved with the past 100 winners on the front including a special
bronze plaque for 2000 championship winner, Tiger Woods. On the backside of the
monument the next 100 winners will be engraved. The monument resides permanently
at Pebble Beach, California.
Prior to beginning a full-time career in sculpture in 1983, MacDonald had
achieved national prominence as an illustrator. The classically trained painter
created commissioned works for major corporations, including American Express,
Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Coca-Cola Corp., and IBM. His sports illustrations
include commissioned pieces for the Olympics and drawings that are represented
in the NFL and NBA Halls of Fame. MacDonald's work has been featured in numerous
art books throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, including his own
recently published book titled "Richard MacDonald." His sculpture,
original drawings and fine prints can be seen at his own galleries in Carmel,
Laguna Beach, Pebble Beach, San Francisco, Santa Fe and in major city galleries
worldwide.
www.richardmacdonald.com