Artist’s Bio
Richard Eisen received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from the Hartford Art School. He is a nationally exhibited artist and has received the State of Florida Individual Artist's Fellowship, awards from the Lowe Art Museum and the Chautauqua Art Association, and a Cross-Media Project Grant from the Glass Axis Studio. He has held teaching positions at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denison University, Columbus College of Art and Design, The University of New Orleans, and The University of Miami's School of Architecture. Eisen was the Director and Curator of the Belmont Gallery in Columbus, Ohio, and was previously a Scenic Artist in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an Art Director and Set Designer for music videos.
In his work, Richard searches for the alchemic conversion that occurs when the artist points the creative force towards an object or idea. In the Deconstructed series, this conversion happens somewhere between the collection of materials and objects, the determination of the objects’ expressive qualities, the creation of the original still life, and the digital process of applying “paint” to the image that the camera captures. Eisen’s process of constructing photographic images in multiple layers produces an ethereal and spatial depth that engages the viewer in questioning their perception of the natural world. Richard’s work is represented by Michael Warren Contemporary in Denver, Colorado.
