tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post1437928779845322002..comments2023-10-31T03:48:59.378-07:00Comments on Studio Chicago Blog: A Creative Space: Richard Hunt's StudioStudio Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903296612234848682noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-43526789841770215672012-07-10T03:55:39.292-07:002012-07-10T03:55:39.292-07:00i really enjoy this article joyce! thanks for writ...i really enjoy this article joyce! thanks for writing it!Jay Zerbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419018632583774564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-7297956149033976622010-01-07T10:35:28.416-08:002010-01-07T10:35:28.416-08:00Thanks Peg: we are geographically incompatible to ...Thanks Peg: we are geographically incompatible to go for breakfast, but when you are in town, let's do it!<br /><br />Oscar: Glad to give you a peek into the magical studio of Richard Hunt! Let me assure you that the real things tops my puny photos!Joyce Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314906342523354516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-41622097426081037132009-12-26T11:08:53.454-08:002009-12-26T11:08:53.454-08:00Thanks for writing this Joyce. I think I first en...Thanks for writing this Joyce. I think I first encountered Richard's work through the commision he completed for the Evanston Public Library. I was glad to see some pictures of his studio. I've passed by his building before and have wondered what it looked like on the inside.Oscar Arriolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861565941990138829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-48711236649255805682009-12-09T08:55:28.982-08:002009-12-09T08:55:28.982-08:00Joyce, I love your philosophy that artists work to...Joyce, I love your philosophy that artists work to make as much art as we can for as long as we can, and that's our job, our lives. Would love to hang out with Hunt (and you) at the Salt and Pepper Diner.Peggradyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326516130349245139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-44092107361967711692009-12-08T14:18:21.632-08:002009-12-08T14:18:21.632-08:00Alex: here is a link to my blog.
http://monroean...Alex: here is a link to my blog. <br /><br />http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/joyce_owens_on_art/2009/07/no-complaints-its-the-good-life-for-this-visual-artist.html<br /><br />You may need to scroll down to the Ragdale post. There are lots of comments on the Art Talk version so click on that link if you want to read them.Joyce Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314906342523354516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-21477582683381258442009-12-08T14:11:56.885-08:002009-12-08T14:11:56.885-08:00Alex: Great questions. They merit another post, bu...Alex: Great questions. They merit another post, but, in lieu of that I can tell you I have never had a huge space. And it is limiting. It's hard to make large scale works, for example, so I work in series. Hunt is producing public art, naturally it needs to be large in most cases. And he fabricates some of the work in studio. You probably know that some sculptors create maquettes and send them to be fabricated elsewhere. )<br /><br />What you can do is apply for residencies. I went to Ragdale this summer and worked in the largest space I ever experienced. I wrote about that on my own blog, Joyce Owens: Artist on Art and for Art Talk Chicago on Chicago Now...I'll come back with the link. <br /><br />Hunt is in the studio by 7am every day. He is hands on, and does not have artists working from sketches only, etc. He has done drawings, prints, paintings and of course, sculptures. He seems to know everyone. He goes to receptions of artists he knows who are not famous like him! And all I said in the post! Any more questions? they are certainly welcome.Joyce Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314906342523354516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-66677012230997611252009-12-04T15:12:02.280-08:002009-12-04T15:12:02.280-08:00Descriptions of the space - Wonderful! I feel like...Descriptions of the space - Wonderful! I feel like I was right there with you.<br /><br />One thing I'm curious about is what your thoughts were about the space. How does it apply to your practice? How could this be applicable to others w/o easy access to such spacious studios - like myself? Besides fame and being a prodigy, what type of discipline and/or drive were apparent by mr. Hunt? You lightly tap into that towards the end though I realize your focus was on Hunt himself. Still would be great to hear your answers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384835262514418374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-66841428619118415752009-12-03T21:17:34.260-08:002009-12-03T21:17:34.260-08:00@CCamille: Yes, Hunt was a prodigy while a student...@CCamille: Yes, Hunt was a prodigy while a student at the Art Institute. <br /><br />The space Richard has is central to his productivity. His works-in-progress are available and he can work on multiple projects, rather than working on one-at-a-time. He can also establish a continuity from one piece to the next, so his body of work work is not disjointed. He can be inspired by his own sculptures that remain in his studio. <br /><br />But artists figure out a way to get done what they need to... in large or small spaces. The space restrictions may dictate what one does and that, too, is interesting.Joyce Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314906342523354516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-26249934560764179682009-12-03T17:37:30.048-08:002009-12-03T17:37:30.048-08:00Fantastic StudioFantastic StudioDaniel Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545203611921101415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-45495833825081188892009-12-03T08:55:06.888-08:002009-12-03T08:55:06.888-08:00I checked out this guys webpage (www.artistrichard...I checked out this guys webpage (www.artistrichardhunt.com). Do you realize his been exhibiting art since 1956? There's also video of him working in his studio. <br /><br />I'm struck by your comments on Hunt's ability to set his ideas into motion . To actually create. I'm wondering what role space place in aiding the process of turning idea into actuality. Is it more than just the tools available to you? Is there something in the physical structure of a space that lends to productive creativity?CCamillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293189873700335970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-91626989127981351322009-12-03T07:32:13.436-08:002009-12-03T07:32:13.436-08:00@Martin: follow your dream! Thanks for the kind wo...@Martin: follow your dream! Thanks for the kind words. @ ArtShows, it was my pleasure. This guy works hard every day starting by 7am on most days...he is certainly a role model for me.Joyce Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314906342523354516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-82812389297099051032009-12-02T09:11:11.283-08:002009-12-02T09:11:11.283-08:00Thanks for the inside images of his studio along w...Thanks for the inside images of his studio along with the article. Great great artist!ART CHICAGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593855740788644228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-66652553301131814632009-12-02T08:04:59.866-08:002009-12-02T08:04:59.866-08:00Wow, this is a guy I'd like to meet some day.
...Wow, this is a guy I'd like to meet some day.<br /><br />I took a welding class a few years ago to learn it as an industrial process when I was a practicing engineer. I fell in love with it just as much as an artistic process.<br /><br />I hope to get back into it and learn to truly apply it artistically one day.<br /><br />Great article. Thanks.Martin Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081634926254191862noreply@blogger.com