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| Diana after the hunt | Diana and Cheetahs | Lion Study |
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