As a form that holds space without containing it, Velo compels a closer look, like catching a shadow or movement from the periphery. Its form almost opens, almost unfolds. The marble evokes the warmth of flesh, or a bloom opening, loosening its grip on becoming. A sense of...
The sculpture of Richard Erdman is entwined with the history of marble and the source of the most renowned marble in the world: Carrara, Italy. Having maintained a studio in Carrara for decades, Richard’s work is imbued with the region’s rich legacy of stone, from...
Shimmering and lustrous, the bronze Seri Tai is both energetic and timeless, a spirited dance of tension rendered in a storied metal. Like the beguiling mathematical object of the Möbius Strip, Seri Tai is a closed loop and a universe unto itself, formed by curving...
Here at the studio, 2024 begins with the exciting announcement of a new sculpture commission by Melissa Morgan Fine Art: a monumental public artwork destined for Reno, Nevada. Carved from a 40-ton block of white Carrara marble quarried from the Apuan Alps, Belladonna will rise...
The Year of Monumental Sculpture We are wrapping 2019 with a tremendous sense of gratitude for the many opportunities the year has presented. It has been one of immense growth and creative risk with several works in marble coming to completion, Richard pushing the limits of...
From 40 tons of marble cut from Carrara, Italy's Apuan Alps to a massive yet buoyant work of art in a transforming Taiwanese cityscape, the monumental sculpture Seri Tai has finally arrived home in its dynamic public setting. Conceived as the centerpiece for architects Antonio...
The Language of Modernism Opening Saturday, November 9 Collectors' Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Galerie d'Orsay, 33 Newbury Street, Boston Richard Erdman Studios and Galerie d'Orsay is proud to announce that the artist's latest works — bold forms in vibrant blue granite, Pakistan onyx, and Carrara marble —...
It's hard to believe that 2018 is already coming to a close — the past year has brought a wealth of new opportunities and ventures, a year of placemaking in which Richard's monumental sculpture has found homes all over the world. Installing Monumental Sculpture in Taipei The...
When Bay Area couple and private clients of Jacqueline Becker Fine Arts last visited Paris, they found themselves falling in love — with a sculpture. While taking in the Louvre's many cultural treasures, the pair became enthralled with The Winged Victory of Samothrace, the famed Hellenistic marble statue...
In the depths of the Vermont winter, Richard's monumental bronze sculpture Toulouse caught a new eye: the major work has been purchased from the West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe by a private collector in Germany....