Yin & Yang, Third Life, 2014
Richard MacDonald
Bronze
45" x 17.5" x 12"
Richard MacDonald American, b. 1946
Duality, Two-Thirds, 2018
Bronze
50" x 28" x 24"
DAN029NU
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'Winner of the Prestigious National Sculpture Society Maurice B. Hexter Award' Duality exemplifies the idea that the melding & balancing of opposites creates balance, harmony, and insite into the pervasive...
"Winner of the Prestigious National Sculpture Society Maurice B. Hexter Award"
Duality exemplifies the idea that the melding & balancing of opposites creates balance, harmony, and insite into the pervasive principle of Yin & Yang. Masterful sculptors of every era and culture move into the complex field of multiple figure compositions to explore the full emotional range possible when figures interact. Multiple figure compositions create in implied narrative, a suggested relationship, and ultimately, for the viewer. Richard MacDonald has been exploring the complex visual, aesthetic and conceptual relationships of multiple figures throughout his career, and Duality highlights a theme that runs through the diverse collection.
Duality brings into focus the idea that darkness is defined by light, strength is balanced by tenderness, and that in the balance of opposing forces there is a center of tranquility and peace. It is the age-old concept of Yin and Yang echoed in a new form, and through this lens earlier works can be seen to exhibit the same dynamic balance.
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