Aerial Perspectives: Richard Parrish

Portland, OR - Bullseye Projects presents the final iteration of Aerial Perspectives, a touring solo exhibition by Montana-based artist Richard Parrish. Aerial Perspectives will be on view May 2 - June 16, 2018.

Richard Parrish draws from his experience as an architect to develop his landscape-based works in kilnformed glass for Aerial Perspectives, a traveling exhibition previously mounted at The Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York; the Bullseye Resource Center New York in Mamaroneck; and the Bullseye Resource Center Bay Area in Emeryville, California. "Informed by aerial photography, the panels provide a birds-eye view of the landscape," explains Kirsty Buchanan, Curator of Collections at The Rockwell Museum. "Fields, rivers, and crop irrigation patterns are presented in an altered spatial context, while being preserved as recognizable components of the composition. By manipulating the expected vantage point, Parrish controls our engagement with the subject matter and causes us to view the shifting topography of America from a different perspective. Parrish's work serves as a continuation of the rich American landscape tradition." In the Madison Field series, naturally-occurring formations are intersected and interrupted by the rigid circular geometry of center-pivot irrigation. Similarly, Bend (2015) combines organic, flowing curves with industrial colors and angular geometric intersections, forming an unconventional depiction of space and perspective. This final edition of the exhibition will feature new pieces completed specifically for the Bullseye Projects edition of the show.

Richard Parrish operates a studio for kiln-glass in Bozeman, Montana. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. His work was selected for the Corning Museum of Glass’s New Glass Review 27 and 38. He was recently featured in a solo exhibition at the Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York and in a group exhibition at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark, both in 2016. Parrish has taught architecture and design at The University of Michigan and Montana State University. He teaches classes in kiln-glass throughout the world, focusing on the visual elements of design; color theory; and inspiration, meaning and intent.