The sculpture depicted is the result of the development of my work from traditional ‘analogue’ manufacturing methodologies involving mechanised processes such as lathe turning, milling, and sanding, along with manual methodologies (ie. carving to digitally based CAD/ CAM methodologies). This shift has been brought about due to the aesthetic development in my own work from a largely geometric formal language to a more biomorphic idiom. This shift has necessitated the exploration of digital procedures in order to be able to exert formal control over the construction of the objects, since digital methodologies enable precise control to be exercised over three axes.
Richard is currently a Gladstone Fellow in Sculpture at Chester University, exploring the interface between sculpture and digital methodologies. He is also Associate Professor in Fine Art and Design at Liverpool Hope University, where he teaches on the BA and MA programmes. Richard combines academic life with that of a studio sculptor and runs a large industrial unit/studio,6 from which he maintains his practice. His work and research interests lie in the integration of digital technologies in sculpture and the changing relationship between imagination, design, and making on the one hand with the character; perception and reception of the made object on the other. Richard has several published papers relating to his work in the CAD/ CAM area and exhibits his work within the UK and internationally. His work is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
.jpg)
