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Emotion
Loss
When we experience loss it is as if a piece of ourselves is taken. Richard MacDonald deals with the theme of loss in his art because it is by facing pain, through art that conveys beauty, that we can find healing. Great art has always dealt with the human reality of loss: our tears help to wash away our pain.
Civilized Man 2004
05
Emotion
Loss
When we experience loss it is as if a piece of ourselves is taken. Richard MacDonald deals with the theme of loss in his art because it is by facing pain, through art that conveys beauty, that we can find healing. Great art has always dealt with the human reality of loss: our tears help to wash away our pain.
The Artist's Touch
Richard MacDonald’s method of working by directly observing a living model is becoming increasingly rare amongst artists of our time. Developing the sensitivity and facility to watch a person in motion and capture anatomy, movement, mood, and personality in clay is an extraordinarily complex and demanding task, yet the quality of the work speaks to the vitality, energy, and power made possible by this experience.