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Artist // Professional // Traditional Art
- United States
- Deviant for 14 years
- www.richardclaraval.com
- He / Him
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Richard Claraval’s drawings and sculptures have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the Eastern U.S. Among his honors, he won a Juror’s Award, and a Purchase Award at the One Hundredth Associated Artist’s Annual Exhibition, at the Carnegie Museum of Art in 2010. He was featured in two exhibitions in conjunction with the International Sculpture Conference, and has had two solo installations at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. A charcoal drawing, “Pollock Not Paintings” by Mr. Claraval won a juror’s award at the 2012 Associate Artists exhibition, “Void, Absent, Empty” at Panza Gallery. He received a bachelor’s degree in Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in 1977.
Favourite Visual Artist
Michelangelo
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Beethoven
Favourite Books
The Lord of the Rings
Favourite Writers
J. R. R. Tolkien
Tools of the Trade
Compressed Charcoal on high quality papers
Other Interests
Table Tennis
ARTIST STATEMENT Richard Claraval
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Tolkien Artist Statement The writing of J. R. R. Tolkien has inspired me for almost five decades. The imagery he creates in my mind is the most vivid and powerful that I have ever experienced, and, as an artist, it is a joy to make those images tangible. My chosen medium of etching possesses a linear intensity and strong chiaroscuro that make them excellent vehicles for conveying the often intense drama of the scenes. And, very importantly to me, my images are very accurate to Tolkien’s words. Richard Claraval 2019
General Artist Statement
In my compressed charcoal drawings I fuse Abstract Expressionist g
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