ENTRY DESCRIPTION
My studio work draws upon the observation, invention and integration of details from natural and built environments. I compose each image by synthesizing a medley of disparate visual qualities and material characteristics (natural phenomena and materials, artifacts and architecture). Intricate, subtle rendering and subdued light serve to enhance an atmospheric sense of quiet mystery. A unique, believable image that never wholly existed in nature emerges from this variety of sources, suggesting the passage of time and the tension between mechanically constructed and naturally created forms.

AUTHOR
Richard Hricko has exhibited internationally in museums, galleries and juried competitions, including the National Academy Museum in New York, Glynn Vivian Art Museum in Wales, International Mezzotint Competition at the Pratt Graphics Center in New York, The International Print Center of New York, and Garton and Cooke Gallery in London. His work is represented in many public and private collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Woodmere Art Museum, G.E. International Headquarters and the Delaware Art Museum. He is the recipient of a West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council Artist-in Residence Grant, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts/Mid-Atlantic Regional Fellowship, Brandywine Institute Visiting Artist Fellowship and several Temple University research grants. He is Professor and Program Head of Printmaking at Tyler School of Art of Temple University, where he has also served as Associate Dean, Graduate Program Director and Department Chairperson. He holds a BFA degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology School of Art and Design and a MFA degree from Tyler School of Art of Temple University. As co-founder and president of Crane Arts LLC, he is also engaged in the adaptive reuse of historic, industrial buildings for art and design studios, international exhibitions and performance spaces.

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