DIGITAL GALLERY
Scrapbox Sculptures
During a year like no other in 2020 my studio became a place of solace and my work a coping mechanism as I delt with a year gone mad.
This virus has created many boundaries and in my situation one of my boundaries was the elimination of easily acquiring materials -especially the bendable wood I receive from the west coast.
At first I saw this as an inconvenience, but what began as a hindrance soon became an asset, because it limited my decision making to selecting wood only found in my scrap boxes.
I was limited to the shapes and colors on hand and began constructing compositions not through preconceived form but according to the relationships of shape, color and texture of the
material at hand.This resulted in a series of sculptures that are smaller than my comfort zone normally allows but unified, none-the-less, through principles found in all of my work.
RM-101
36"h x 16"w x 13"d
Beech, Cedar, Padauk and Sassafras
$1,300.00
RM-102
34"h x 18"w x 14.5"d
Beech, Cedar, and Sassafras
$1,300.00
RM-103
29.5"h x 9"w x 14.5"d
Beech and Sassafras
$1,100.00
RM-104
22"h x 11"w x 5"d
Beech, Walnut and Sassafras
$550.00
RM-106
22"h x 13"w x 6"d
Beech, Walnut, Maple and Sassafras
$550.00
RM-107
34"h x 13"w x 10.5"d
Beech, Walnut and Sassafras
NFS
RM-108
59"h x 13"w x 8.5"d
Beech, Walnut and Pine
$750.00
RM-109
14.5"h x 1.25"w x 10.5"d
White Oak, Maple and Walnut<
$350.00
RM-110
16"h x 4.5"w x 8"d
White Oak, Cedar and Sassafras<
$450.00
RM-111
19.5"h x 8.5"w x 7"d
Beech, Walnut, Pine and Padauk
$350.00
RM-112
14"h x 8"w x 2.75"d
Beech, Cedar, Walnut, Pine and Padauk
$450.00
SUSPENDED BENT WOOD INSTALLATIONS
Collection of the Omni Corporation
Meandering Way 1 - 4'x 45' Beech
Collection of the Omni Corporation
Meandering Way 2 - 4'x 47' Beech
Shady Oaks Country Club
3.5'x 12' Maple Beech
Broken Cycles
9'10"x 6'4"x 6" Dyed Red Oak and Metal
Residential Commission - Aspen Home
Aspen Loops, 4'x 37', Oak
Residential Commission - Aspen Home
Aspen Loops -detail, 4'x 37', Oak
Residential Commission - A Healing Pathway
18'w 37"d X 42"h bent Sassafras
Commission: Bent Wood Bulb
48" x 66" Maple, Walnut, Oak
Bentwood Dance
5'x 45' Maple
Musica Musica
9'x 4.5' Dyed Oak
FREE-STANDING BENT WOOD Sculptures
Lorenzo Installation III
Red Tree Shape
14'x 6.7' x 6.7' Dyed Red Oak
Commission: Crescent Court
White Curves - Maple
Jordan Vineyards Sculpture - Wine Luge
74"X 42"X 39"
Commission: Office Lobby
Bent Wood Twist
WALL-MOUNTED BENT WOOD SCULPTURES
Collection: City of Dallas, 'NEST'
37'10"X 8'7"X 13" - Red Oak, White Oak, Walnut and Hickory
NEST -detail 1
37'10"X 8'7"X 13" - Red Oak, White Oak, Walnut and Hickory
NEST -detail 2
37'10"X 8'7"X 13" - Red Oak, White Oak, Walnut and Hickory
NEST -detail 4
37'10"X 8'7"X 13" - Red Oak, White Oak, Walnut and Hickory
Kitchen Dancer
12'6" x 9' x 38"
Wisp
32"x 17"x 19" White Oak, Red Oak, Brazilian Cherry, Sassafras Beech and Maple
Tangled Up in You
32"x 17"x 19" White Oak, Red Oak, Brazilian Cherry, Sassafras Beech and Maple
Slow Curve
21"x 22"x 6" Beech, Maple, Walnut, Brazilian Cherry
Guitarra
33"x 19"x 11" White Oak, Red Oak, Maple, Hickory and Walnut
Second Clef
White Oak, Red Oak, Hickory, Sassafras, Walnut, Beech, Brazilian Cherry and Maple
Wall Relief 1, Studio Study
10'x 5' Oak
Wall Relief 3, Studio Study
8'x 5' Oak
3 Lines 2 Balls Studio Study
6'x 3' Oak
3 Rings 4 Balls
39" x 19" Oak
Wall Rings
39" x 19" Oak
CHARCOAL DRAWINGS
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing 01
60"x 48" Charcoal
on Lenox archival paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing 02
60"x 48" Charcoal
on Lenox archival paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing 03
60"x 48" Charcoal
on Lenox archival paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing 04
60"x 48" Charcoal
on Lenox archival paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing 05
60"x 48" Charcoal
on Lenox archival paper
Charcoal Drawing-01
79"x 55" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-02
49.5"x 33.5" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-03
49.5"x 33.5" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-04
49.5"x 33.5" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-05
49.5"x 33.5" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-001
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-002
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-003
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-004
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-005
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-006
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-007
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing-008
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 2
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 3
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 5
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 6
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 9
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 11
40"x 30" Charcoal
Charcoal Drawing 12
40"x 30" Charcoal
RICK MAXWELL \ bio \ contact
In the past 40 years, I've written many 'Artist Statements'. Some were insightful, some were intellectual, some were humorous and a few were even embarrassing. Now, after all this time, what it's come down to is exactly where it started. I enjoy being an artist because I enjoy the simple task of making the art. For me the process has always had a stronger allure than standing in front of the finished piece. I love the tools I work with, the materials I work in, and the empathy I experience as I move through the process. Simply said, "I'm an artist because I'm addicted to making art."
Rick Maxwell
Born - Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
1971 - B.A. The University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
1975 - M.F.A. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
EXHIBITIONS
2017 - On Evolution and Human Touch, Tong- In Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2017 - 2 + Dallas + Seoul + Dallas, Mary Thomas Gallery, Dallas Texas
2014 - Art Couples, Bath House Cultural Art Center, Dallas Texas
2013 - Dallas Morning News Lamar Street Arts and Music Festival, Dallas Texas
2010 - Maxwell, Newman, and Taylor Sculpture Photography and Painting Haggerty Gallery, The University of Dallas, Irving Texas
2009 - Brock/Maxwell Painting and Sculpture, Brock Galleries Dallas, Texas
2007 - Lisa Ehrich, Rick Maxwell, Ceramics/Sculpture, Eastern Oklahoma University, Ada, Oklahoma
2005 - Form, Fire and Fiction, Plano Art Center, Plano, Texas
2004 - Drawn For, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1998 - Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas
1989 - AMST V, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas
1987 - Critic's Choice, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1987 - Five State Art Exhibit, Gallery of Port Arthur, Port Arthur, Texas
1985 - Rick Maxwell, Rubin/Martin Gallery, Seattle Washington
1982 - Constructed Paintings, DW Gallery, Dallas Texas
1982 - Fire, Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
1981 - The House As Image, Lawndale Annex, Houston, Texas
1981 - The Trickster, Graham Gallery, Houston Texas
1981 - Rick Maxwell, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin Texas
1980 - Inside Texas Borders, South Texas Artmobile, Corpus Christi, Texas
1979 - 12: An Invitational of Twelve Regional Artists, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
1978 - The Tree Show, D.W. Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1977 - The Southwest Tarrant County Annual, Ft. Worth, Modern Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas
1976-Rick Maxwell, Gallery 13, KERA Studios, Dallas Texas
COLLECTIONS | COMMISSIONS
Exxon Corporation
City of Dallas
Omni Corporation
Marriott Corporation
Shady Oaks Country Club
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas
Southwestern Bell, Dallas, Texas
El Centro College, Dallas, Texas
Eastfield College
Southern Methodist University
Brookhaven College
Jordon Vineyards, Healdsburg, California