Richard MacDonald (American, b. 1946), Blind Faith (Viktor Kee), Third Life

2008, from the artist's Cirque Series, bronze with applied patina, edition number 22/75, signed and dated "R. Macdonald / 2008" to the cubic plinth, mounted atop a tiered white stone base. Together with gallery purchase records, artist brochures, and catalogues.

34 x 10 x 15 in.

Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina

Purchased in 2011 through The Art of Richard MacDonald, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Much like Marc Chagall, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alexander Calder, and others working in fin-de-siècle Paris, Richard MacDonald draws artistic inspiration from watching performers and dancers in the circus. His fascination with and close observation of the performers in the Cirque du Soleil is displayed in his Cirque Series. MacDonald has sculpted several works from life in collaboration with renowned Ukrainian dancer and juggler, Viktor Kee. MacDonald met Viktor during the opening ceremony to Cirque’s National Tour in 2000. Blind Faith is the result of one of these expressive collaborations, a call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited vision of the imagination. Richard MacDonald has lived this way, and he encourages others to find the same faith and conviction. This idea is one that will, perhaps, define this era of our new millennium—a common rallying cry for achievement in the 21st century.

Born in Pasadena, California, MacDonald graduated from Art Center College where he was classically trained. He then became a self-taught sculptor and spent the last 50 years reviving the lost art of figurative sculpture through innovation, passion, and intense commitment. An illustrious career with many awards, honors, and public monuments has resulted in an extensive body of unique works in bronze, including a monumental 26-foot tall bronze installed in Centennial Park, Atlanta for the 1996 Olympic Games, Flair Across America. Now based in Monterey studio, MacDonald has established himself as one of the leading figures in contemporary sculpture. He has his own foundry where he has control over the quality of his sculpture and is represented by Dawson Cole Fine Art.

Good estate condition.