Richard MacDonald American, b. 1946
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Throughout history great art has been created through the genius and labor of a handful of artists: but how many patrons have been given a window into the fascinating progression an artist goes through from the moment of inspiration to the culmination of a fully realized work of art? Richard MacDonald’s iconic Rain Heroic is a masterwork that has taken many years to reach fulfillment. Each step on this journey has been documented through various sizes of sculpture as the scale has grown with time.
These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at investing his evocative bronze images with movement and life is never more evident than in his innovative and eloquent mimes. Sometimes enigmatic and most assuredly metaphoric, MacDonald’s engaging performers invite the audience to be its own storyteller.
In the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald's iconic work entitled Rain, Heroic offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind blowing the scarves; we see him holding an imaginary umbrella; we sense the water dripping from the mimes palm onto the ground below.
