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Rick Geib, bronze artist, started working in ceramics in 1995. In 2000 he became employed at a bronze foundry learning all aspects of the lost wax process.
"Surrounded by art and artists at the foundry, I began to learn about composition and refinement as well as all aspects of the lost wax casting process (ceramic shell and vacuum investment). I try to put myself in technical and artistic situations which are beyond my ability, I find immersion education invaluable. All stages of my sculpts, start to finish, including all post sculpt production are preformed by myself. I make my own clay, tools and methods of armature which fit my style. I am almost completely self-taught, both artistically and technically. The friendship with fantasy artist Gary Persello has been the closest thing to formal instruction I have had. I did not even take art classes in high school, so I feel the work is really coming from an honest place, intuitive and free of academic authority. With the medium of bronze there is a large skill set to acquire (If you do all the work yourself) and it takes a very long time to master all the steps. I see every stage of creating as an adventure. It is as much a joy to create and experience the process as it is to create the sculpture itself. To me, creating is about personal growth, the challenge of being honest with myself. My intention is to create sculpture that draws the viewer in and elicits feelings of harmony, peace and wonder, to create a strong spatial presence with minimal material. The negative space within and around the sculpt is as much a sculpture as the bronze to me. I attempt to sculpt so that as the work is rotated, the positive and negative forms play off of each other to create balanced, motion, revealing a new sculpt from any view. Currently I feel drawn to represent some sea life as sculpts but do not feel limited to this subject matter. Sea life, I feel, lends itself well to 3-D composition. I have lived on both coasts at one time or another, have worked aboard a research vessel in Alaska and guided kayak tours on the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina. My first studio was in a tent on Ocracoke Island. I love the sea. The similarity in natural design used by life from different environments is striking to me. I find it comforting to observe the consistencies in nature. I also feel that living in one environment and creating with elements of the other lends an air of fantasy and freedom to the work. I imagine I would reflect on my time in the desert when I return to the sea. I do not know where my art is going, I hope to never know. I like the idea of artistic reinvention and have great respect for artists who strive to always be in a state of becoming. Today I am drawn to orchids and other unique flowers and insects and the relationships between them. I am currently developing a line of jewelry. I am also experimenting with sunsets/skyscapes. I enjoy the bizarre forms of life that surround us, everything filling a niche. I try not to impose too much control over the direction of the work. I work better remaining flexible, allowing creative energy to operate without parameters. My intent is to pass on the joy this brings to me, through service and conservation."
Rick Geib currently lives in Prescott, Arizona. There he works freelance at his home studio performing various aspects of post sculpting production for local artists and foundries and tries to maintain a sense of humor.
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