Sculptor Rik Phillips Biography
When one thinks of metal, there’s a natural association to stability, longevity and strength. It is a necessary element in humankind’s greatest achievements- from industry, mechanics, construction, and commerce. "When I design a sculpture the components appear to be frozen in time, a suspended motion, a kinetic quality that defies the state in which it exists. I take this rigid material and create, bend, and weld it into organic geometric forms that represent a feeling of vulnerability and of movement." Such is the case with the sculpture of Rik Phillips. His three-dimensional, geometric shapes have been given form and arranged to his will- and because of it- seem to move, dance, swirl and crawl, yet somehow simultaneously deconstruct, right before our eyes. But this time, it’s the artist that has defied expectation and the metal has agreed. And it celebrates. It is this "impossible movement" that Rik Phillips has devoted himself to.
Rik's Resume Rik's Portfolio/Gallery Rik's Gallery 2 Rik's Press Contact Information Home	Rik Phillips was born in Boston, Massachusettes. At fourteen, he won his first art award. This launched his forty-year art career. At seventeen, he won a scholarship to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and later went on to the University of MA to receive his Bachelors Degree in Education. In 1973, Mr. Phillips taught "Three Dimensional Design" at the Montserrat School of Visual Arts in Beverly, Massachusettes. He also taught classes in design and conceptual art at this college. In 1975, Rik began exhibiting his sculptures throughout the New England area. The highlight of this period was a summer spent with the famous sculptor, Alexander Calder. Rik Phillips was soon exhibiting his works with the likes of Miro and Chagall and his work began appearing in galleries across the country. In 1978, Rik left the city of Boston and moved to North Conway, New Hampshire. He taught art in S.A.U. #9, introducing new art classes in the school system. Always working and exhibiting, his work found its way into many private collections. Some of the more famous collectors are Barbara Streisand, Armand Hammer, and the Boston Children's Museum. In 1993, the large metal sculpture "IO" was chosen as a "State Treasure" by the state of New Hampshire. Other credentials include magazine articles and appearances on television: articles in Better Homes and Garden, Yankee, and Snow Country magazines, appearances on Evening Magazine (Boston), Good Morning, and People, Places, And Things (Portland, ME). In 1994, Mr. Phillips moved to the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Residing on the island for close to elevan years, Rik was very active in art associations, art councils, and created numerous whimsical sculptures as well as commissions and ornamental gates and railings for the residents of Kauai and Maui. In that time Rik exhibited his sculptures in a one-man show at the Kauai Museum as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art on Oahu, HI. He also had numerous one man shows at the Kinipopo Gallery in Kapaa, Kauai. In 1994 to 2007 Rik Phillips lived on the California coast at Avila Beach and the San Luis Obispo area. While there he had a one-man show at the Steynberg Gallery, SLO Art Center, Chris Sorensen Gallery in Fresno, and the Fig tree Gallery in Fresno. Rik and his wife, Jean Bradley, had the first "husband-wife" show at the Kauai Museum. He also has work at the Contemporary Museum of Art in Honolulu. In 2007, Rick moved to Palm Springs, California. He exhibited in the Palm Springs Art Museum in 2008 and 2009. Rik has completed several large outdoor sculpture commissions in southern CA. In 2008 Rik Phillips exhibited his one man show at Exposure Gallery in Palm Springs. He is now represented at the Red Dot Gallery in the Back Street Art District.
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