DICK EVANS

          Dick Evans has been a well known artist in the United States for many years. More specifically, he has been the finest of the numerous Southwestern ceramists for several years. He has refused to fall into the many traps commonly found by artists in the Southwest, specifically the repetition of the same material executed in the same manner. His work is fresh, and yes, Southwestern, but with no references to previous material or techniques. He is one of the very few artists found in this gallery from this genre.

          Mr. Evans is Santa Fe-based, but his work reaches far out of that region and throughout the United States. His creations are centered on abstracted Southwestern landscapes, or parts of them, that capture light and shadows and evoke the emotions and feelings of nature. But, this work is universal in nature, and could reference any locality.

          The works capture light and shadows and bring one back to earth, which was their initial inspiration. His bold use of color and monumental shapes creates a sense of depth, and attracts the viewer’s eye. “I’m trying to present things differently enough to reawaken that experience of seeing or feeling something for the first time.”

          I feature several of his works in the gallery, but the one that astounded me the most upon first interaction was the massive boulder. It could be studied for hours and produce constant activity in mind and soul. At first glance it looked like a model for one of Robert Pulley’s monolithic stone sculptures, but it holds its own, on its own scale. The first effect is just as strong as any artists who work on a grand scale. His choices of clays and glazes are ingenious and do the job he has chosen them to do.

 Mr. Evans' work can be found in an array of galleries and museums. It is a privilege to live with his work, a never ending adventure. You will see this in the ‘piece of geography’ I am privileged to present here.