RICHARD ROYAL | VIDEOS
APROPOS by Richard Royal, at the Museum of Glass, Tacoma. Video by Derek Klein 2:30
OPTIC LENS, by Richard Royal, at SCHANTZ GALLERIES June Weekend, 2016. Working at HOOGS and CRAWFORD, assisted by NANCY CALLAN. Filmed by JEFF MASOTTI. 4:43
We are fortunate to know Richard Royal and represent him at our gallery. A highly skilled, thoughtful and creative artist, Richard's contribution to the education and development of the medium, through his teaching at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington, and his collaboration with other artists, has established him as a major force in the art glass renaissance in the northwest and throughout the U.S. This exhibition primarily focuses on Richard’s newest Geometric Series and Optic Lens Series. In developing the elements for the Geometric Series, Richard has developed a method of mold blown and constructed elements to explore his sculptural ideas on a larger scale. The Optic Lens Series push the limits of blown glass in terms of scale, and they are pure statements about the incredible transparency and optical qualities inherent in the medium. It has been exciting to see the evolution of Richard’s work throughout the almost twenty years we have known him, and we are pleased to present his latest achievements which we feel are among some of his finest work to date.
An outdoor exhibition of Richard Royal’s Optic Lens, 2016, featured at CHESTERWOOD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. THE NATURE OF GLASS exhibit was a group exhibition curated by Jim Schantz.