Richard Davis is a contemporary sculptor and painter who uniquely blends 3-dimensional forms with multilayered surfaces.  First he forms a stainless steel or bronze into intricate and complex shapes, adding additional layers that sometimes are peeled back as though peeling a banana.  This creates a sense of precarious balance and wonder.

Finally he painstakingly burnishes and paints the surfaces with rich colorful patterns.  The many layers of color that he adds and then burnishes away create areas that seem to open up for the viewer.

Transparent layers of color on top of opaque colors create eticing illusions.  The effect is like looking through an irridescent veil to the shimmering stainless steel or bronze beyond.  The shape, colors, and patterns of his sculptures are abstract, yet strongly influenced by nature and evoke the mirage of cloud formations, water surfaces, tropical fish and exotic bird wings.

Richard Davis currently is a Professor of Art at the University of North Texas, and his work can be seen at various locations, including the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

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