Henry Richardson: Sphere and Mortal Coil
Sandy and Herb Pollack Family Terrace
June 17, 2004 – Ongoing
Henry Richardson uses glass to explore geometric shapes that are created with careful attention to surface and color, chipping glass in the manner that most artists chisel stone. Unlike stone sculptors, however, he works the material in a reductive and additive manner simultaneously, layering the glass while chipping it away to create texture. This smooth/rough texture refracts light, adding tactile and visual interest.
In spite of their large scale, Sphere and Mortal Coil retain a light feel, their heaviness visually reduced by the translucency of the glass. Each work, at times, has a crystalline or ice-like quality imparting a sense of both timelessness and impermanence. It is these contradictions that the artist sees as the basis for meaning in his work.
