Richard Fishman

About

Richard Fishman is a sculptor whose practice spans over fifty years, drawing inspiration from the natural world with a focus on complexity, opacity, transparency, and mutability. Born and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he attended Boston University before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design for his BFA in 1963, followed by an MFA from Tulane University in 1965. He began teaching at Brown University in 1965, rising to Professor Emeritus, Founding Director of the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, and Chairman of the Art Department on multiple occasions. Fishman's work explores tensions in form and color, often using bronze or styrene cores with embedded pigments to create pieces in constant flux, represented in prestigious collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, and MIT.[1][2][3][4]

Organic abstraction inspired by nature, emphasizing mutability, color integration, and flux