There are sculptors who shape stone—and then there are artists like Richard Erdman, who seem to listen to it. Erdman’s marble sculptures do not merely imitate natural forms—they seem to emerge from them. Flowing, organic, and fluid, his work doesn’t just coexist with nature—it converses with...
Worlds Within the Forms of Marble - When the eye of the camera draws close, the sculpture expands — folds of marble become landscapes, horizons, and atmospheres of their own....
Celebrating 25 Years of Galerie d'Orsay In celebration of Galerie d’Orsay’s 25th Anniversary, the gallery will present three new marble sculptures by Richard Erdman, shown alongside works by Kathy Buist and Henri Matisse at it's upcoming exhibition. Aria, Ciclo, and Reclining Form demonstrate Erdman’s enduring mastery of...
Spira, a Richard Erdman Sculpture, is a Quiet Unraveling of Time Spira is a singular form, not only in its fluid geometry and monumental scale, but the way it alters the perception of time. Standing before it, one feels a soft distortion—as though the spiral shape gently...
Our beloved quarries in Carrara, Italy, where Richard Erdman has worked for over 40 years, were featured in the recent oscar-winning film, The Brutalist Directed by Brady Corbet, starring Adrian Brody, with cinematography by Lol Crawley, The Brutalist has won a plethora of awards for its...
SERENITY IN MOTION: NEW WORKS IN MARBLE MELISSA MORGAN FINE ART PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA APRIL 4, 2025, 4-7 PM Richard Erdman Studios and Melissa Morgan Fine Art are pleased to announce Serenity in Motion, an exhibition of new works by Richard Erdman. Opening April 4 in Palm Desert, California,...
In 1771, German polymath Johann Heinrich Schulze accidentally discovered photography. By dissolving silver bromide particles into a mixture of chalk and acid and exposing it to the sun, he could semipermanently capture shadows. This brilliant, alchemical revelation would birth an entire art form: the medium...
Watch the creative process of this monumental marble project unfold, starting with the extraction of large marble blocks from the Alpuan Alps near Carrara, Italy, ending with installation at a private clients new home in the United States. ...
Effervescent in spirit and light, Seri Tai Grande is a swirling dance in bronze. Mirroring its molten beginning, it glows with warmth while cool and fixed in its final form. Loosely coiled like a mobius strip, Seri Tai's form gives a feeling of eternal movement...
Through several monumental projects and collaborations with renowned architects Richard Meier, Whipple Russell, and Citterio-Viel, the ever-meaningful relationship between art and architecture has become central to Richard Erdman's art practice. Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into...