Richard Erdman
Artist Info
Richard Erdman creates abstract sculpture of both intimate and monumental scale in stone and bronze from his studios in Williston, VT and Carrara, Italy. His art is known for its vitality, energy, and seemingly light buoyant motion, as if defying the material from which it is formed. The power and life the artist bestows in his work, both daring and subtle, conveys passion and strength, deeply engaging the viewer. The artist’s extensive body of work can be found in distinguished public and private collections in over 40 countries worldwide.
The mastery and spirit that the artist's work exudes has created a strong international following. Richard Erdman's sculptures are located in museums, as well as in public and private collections in over 40 countries throughout the world.
The artist has had more than 130 solo and group exhibitions throughout North America and abroad. He has executed over 90 public & corporate commissions for distinguished patrons worldwide, such as the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Princeton University, Four Seasons Park in Singapore, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, King Faisal Foundation in Riyadh, Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing and The Rockefeller Collection in New York, to name a few.
In 1985, PepsiCo commissioned Erdman to create the monumental sculpture Passage, which stands like a sentinel at the entrance of the esteemed Donald M. Kendal Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, considered to be the finest collection of major 20th century outdoor sculpture. The twenty-five foot long, sixteen foot high Passage is the largest sculpture in the world created from a single block of marble. Carved from a massive 320-ton block of travertine, Passage wondrously embodies lightness, fluidity and grace, epitomizing Erdman's ingenious ability to create the chimerical from the prosaic.
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