The Apuan Alps cradle the world's most precious white marble and stretch 55 Kilometers between the Serchio and Magra rivers across Northern Tuscany. Carrara, Italy, where Richard has worked for over 40 years, is nestled in the mountain range along the Carrione river. Richard’s sculpture is...
Nothing quite compares to seeing a work of art take its place in the world. It goes from an idea to a vision to a material reality, but the cycle is not truly complete until the work becomes integrated into its environment. The world has...
It has been 35 years since Richard completed his first monumental sculpture in stone: Passage, commissioned by Donald M. Kendall for his renowned sculpture gardens at PepsiCo in Purchase, New York. Carved from Italian travertine, Passage, reaches 16 feet into the air and 25 feet wide....
THE YEAR OF MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE Posted on 12/20/2019 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 monumental works in marble coming to completion, Richard pushing...
Among the central tenets of Richard's worldview is a deep appreciation for the institutions that steward cultural education and growth through multiple generations. Richard recognizes that, through the embrace of several world-class institutions, his creativity was nourished and his career as a sculptor allowed to...
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, some of them across the world and others quite close to home. Installing Arete CDC in Taipei The year began with a...
After Jack and Suzy Welch were married in 2004, the power couple went looking for a sculptural statement to commemorate their bond. Jack, the former CEO of General Electric, first met author and business journalist Suzy (née Wetlaufer) during a 2001 interview — and the highly...
This January, a major work has come full circle: Richard has just returned from Taipei, where he and team members oversaw the installation of the monumental Arete at Richard Meier & Partners' soon-to-be-completed "Timeless Tower." "I’ve always admired Richard Meier," says Richard. "He has his own language — there's...
We are thrilled to announce that Richard Erdman will exhibit four marble sculptures with the Montreal-based Landau Contemporary at Galerie Dominion during the Art Miami fair, December 5 through 10. Erdman will show work alongside Brussels-based painter Yves Zurstrassen. ...
Richard Erdman Studios announces an exciting relationship and series of commissions set to bring Erdman’s work into further international prominence....