interview / liz rice mccray
Over the years, eyes have been drawn toward Richard Colman’s work, his alternate universe you could say, with his relatively regular cast of characters – men and women in antiquated dress clothes, bears, lions, pyramids of colors and shapes reminiscent of a modern day kaleidoscope. Colman’s works seem to convey a world long ago. Environments change, but the relationships seem to translate throughout. Fractured elements of colors and shapes coexist with his characters in the seamless blend that creates these complex pieces. Colman wasdefinitely a pleasure to interview. And I lookedforward, as I always do, to digging into the mind and methods of a strange and brilliant artist.