Richard Lund

 

Richard Lund

 

 

                For a special presentation, I'm going to talk about 3 more people, today I'm going to talk about Richard Lund.  His birthplace was in Coney Island, he later raised in Upstate New York, and he later spent his high school days in a Parker, Arizona at a Navajo Indian reservation. He would later work for the Marines in the late 60s at Vietnam. In the early 70s he would perform mostly odd jobs, only to become a great games player during the middle 70s, then in the late 70s, he would head back to school, only later to get a job at a utility company located in New York. In 2010 he would retire from his job to pursue his love for art.  He has created Wall art through a variety of mixed media. Through this he managed to emphasize a lot of colorfully abstract work. His method goes something like this; he lets his mind's point of view dream of an intriguing structure, next he searches for the materials and other knick knacks necessary for the project. In his books, this is the best way to express your artwork. His inner desire to produce is what motivates him to create all of his work. His work includes a multitude of everyday objects to execute his work. His style emphasizes color patterns, texture, symmetrical and asymmetrical development. He produces his parts through laser cutting, different methods of joining pieces together, and treatments given to the surface area. His work is located at the BRIC Arts | Media House, the SPACEWOMb Gallery and many other art houses that can be found on this link:http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47525-richard-lund?tab=EXHIBITS.

 

Here's the image of what I have chosen:

http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/portfolio.com

 

The image is titled Somewhere Out There

 

Mixed Media

2012

36 " x  36 "  x 3 "

 

                I chose this image, because of the following stuff. It had a very intriguing use of color, texture, and pattern creating a unique piece on its own merits. Another thing I like about the image is how certain things stood out both subtlety or obviously, for example the black spots they give a sense of texture to the areas that stand out in a subtle way. As for the things that really did stand out they stood out in a colorful way. Taking into account of viewer interpretation, the things on the piece can represent many things. The many circles can be interpreted as location spots on a radar. The pieces that aren't circles can be seen as pieces of land. Another way to interpret this piece is that the circles are stars, while the yellow and orange pieces can be interpreted as either the sun or an exploding star, while the dark circles can be seen as far away stars. All of this shows that Richard Lund has a very creative perspective when it comes to mixed media. You can see more of his works by visiting this site:http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47525-richard-lund?tab=PROFILE. Trust me you will surprised by what he was capable of doing with his imagination. So Good Bye.