Richard Dilworth Sculpture: Redefining Our Environment
Welcome to RichSculpture.com, the online gallery of Richard Dilworth, sculptor.
Rich Dilworth reveals the inherent beauty of the ordinary and, through the expertise of his sculpture, redefines it into extraordinary, one-of-a-kind artwork.
Richard invites you to learn about the artist and join him in the creative process as he uncovers new value in cast-off, abandoned objects and captures their worth in rich-textured sculpture. Revive your imagination as you find new dimension in the familiar objects, commonplace throughout our environment. Finally, browse Rich's gallery to discover museum quality sculpture that you can affordably tuck into your personal art collection or contact Rich Dilworth to arrange a personal viewing of fine sculpture in Rich's in-home sculpture gallery.
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This and it's sister piece "Cedar Post Revealed" were from the same section of a Red Cedar signpost on a friends farm. This series was a study of the functional structure of trees, revealing the xylum and flowum components readily apparent in this cedar species. Inspired by a dream I had where I dipped a log into a vatt of acid, and upon extracting it saw roughly this image.
Artist Statement
My work is inspired by my surroundings. I like to take home things that catch my eye and work on them until they come together to be reborn. I love to tear things down to see what makes them tick, then rebuild them, leaving an observation window to peek back inside.
I prefer abstract forms and images that are usually deemed base, elemental, or plain ugly. I look for things that have been discarded and/or forgotten but stay in our subconscious. I spend a lot of time looking hard at an object, stripping it down to its elemental form, and then reassembling it to accentuate the underlying bones.
Decaying wood is one of my favorite themes. Wood affected by time, weather; insect infestation, or abuse can often be reincarnated with beautiful results, revealing the subject in a new light. Many of my pieces are mounted on concrete bases with rebar connecting the bases to the pieces. Sometimes I add shattered glass fragments to the concrete bases and sandblast the patina away to reveal the glass and rock aggregate.
The primitive use of metal castings fascinates me. Unrefined images incorporated into liquid metal have also been a thematic medium for me. I recently found a series of printer's plate negatives, some of which I cut up, arranged in a collage, and mounted them on plywood. I enjoy investigating objects that present themselves to me -- I can't seem to avoid playing with anything that catches my eye.