Bio
From : Kansas
Degree: BFA in Sculpture
Style: American Contemporary Sculptor
Born in August 1982 Rick McCoy began his artistic life at a tender age, creating drawings and abstract art out of found objects. McCoy finds creative inspiration from the entire world around him and everyday life. In his teens he found a piece of Asian Art at an antiques store and a love affair began.
Rick attended the University of Kansas first studying Architecture putting his OCD and attention to detail to good use. Eventually realizing it wasn't the profession in which he belonged, McCoy switched majors and started studying art, more specifically East Asian Art and Culture. While studying art he took his first sculpture course and something inside him clicked.
In the Fall of 2009 McCoy transferred colleges and began his sculpture career at the University of North Texas where he later earned a (BFA) Bachelors of Fine Art in Sculpture.
McCoy has a constant yearning to create and physically make art. He wants to analyze, anatomize, and fully comprehend as many different materials as he possibly can. Yet at the same time keep his subject matter constant, and creating a consistent body of work.
Degree: BFA in Sculpture
Style: American Contemporary Sculptor
Born in August 1982 Rick McCoy began his artistic life at a tender age, creating drawings and abstract art out of found objects. McCoy finds creative inspiration from the entire world around him and everyday life. In his teens he found a piece of Asian Art at an antiques store and a love affair began.
Rick attended the University of Kansas first studying Architecture putting his OCD and attention to detail to good use. Eventually realizing it wasn't the profession in which he belonged, McCoy switched majors and started studying art, more specifically East Asian Art and Culture. While studying art he took his first sculpture course and something inside him clicked.
In the Fall of 2009 McCoy transferred colleges and began his sculpture career at the University of North Texas where he later earned a (BFA) Bachelors of Fine Art in Sculpture.
McCoy has a constant yearning to create and physically make art. He wants to analyze, anatomize, and fully comprehend as many different materials as he possibly can. Yet at the same time keep his subject matter constant, and creating a consistent body of work.
Current Research
There are many ancient traditions within Asian culture. One of the most elegant and dynamic is calligraphic brush stroke paintings. This art form is the basis from which McCoy takes his inspiration and integrates into his sculptures. Calligraphy embodies emotion with every brush stroke, putting an emphasis on each gesture. McCoy takes this idea, and carves wood to shape each brush stroke into 3D. Each individual piece is unique and beautiful unto its own, yet when put together makes up the whole. McCoy pays close attention to each individual piece making sure that they all embody these emotions.
My Press
Dallas Morning News 09/07/14
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/michael-granberry/20140906-afterimage-gallery-seeks-to-scare-you-with-a-storm.ece
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/michael-granberry/20140906-afterimage-gallery-seeks-to-scare-you-with-a-storm.ece
Dallas Morning News 10/12/12
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/headlines/20121012-frisco-sculptor-rick-mccoy-has-big-plans-for-his-work.ece
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/headlines/20121012-frisco-sculptor-rick-mccoy-has-big-plans-for-his-work.ece
Star Community Newspapers 3/11/12
My senior show "Segmented Zen"
http://www.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/0/1/5901486/segmented_zen_newspaper_article.pdf
http://www.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/0/1/5901486/segmented_zen_newspaper_article.pdf
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