Artist Information:
Richard Pitts
New York, NY
United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
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Artist Statement:
My work ,as the totem format
may indicate, digs deep
withing certain traditional
forms of art. Ancient cave
art forms a space orientation
not dissimilar to the space of
a temple or of a cathedral.
The sculptural direction in my
work establish and reflect a
felt environment and evoke
a...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2006 55 Mercer Gallery New
York, New York
2004 55 Mercer Gallery, New
York, New York
2002 55 Mercer Gallery, New
York, New York
2001 55 Mercer Gallery, New
York, New York
1998 Hanson Galleries, New
Orleans
1996 Deutch Bank Gallery, New
York, New York
1995 Caesarea...
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Artist Reviews:
I was reminded of both Jean
Dubuffet and Roy Lichtenstein
when I first saw the work of
Richard Pitts, who makes his
reliefs and totems out of
woodcuts mounted on wood
supports. He shares with both
a certain childlike
goofiness-a love of cartoony
shapes and bright clear
colors-but...
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Collections:
Public COLLECTIONS (SELECTED)
Arkansas Art Center, Little
Rock, Arkansas
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New
York
Asheville Art Museum,
Asheville, North Carolina
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay,
Oregon
Continental Insurance Company,
New Brunswick, New Jersey
General Electric Company, New
York, NY
Hickory Museum of Art,
Hickory, North Carolina
International Telephone and
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Richard Pitts's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Richard Pitts's Portfolio.
My work ,as the totem format may indicate, digs deep withing certain traditional forms of art. Ancient cave art forms a space orientation not dissimilar to the space of a temple or of a cathedral.
The sculptural direction in my work establish and reflect a felt environment and evoke a staged space. Like columns in a temple or cathedral, they make space for a kind of thought. My totems reflect space. They are about making viable the invisible that surround them. A single fragment of sculpture like a single Greek column makes visible the wonder of a whole building. This wonder is the space, the building block of scared thoughts not just about making visable the invisible but emphasizing that which is not seen as most important and without boundaries. In fact this obelisk, totem like format condenses and implodes, drawing in the invisible and showing for a brief moment the visible cathedral of natural forms within a new pictorial format without boundaries and briefly holding time still.
www.richardpitts.com
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