Dick Termes

Dick Termes is an American artist who uses a six-point perspective system that he devised to create unique paintings on large spheres called Termespheres. He is the world's leading spherical artist. In 2014, Dick was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. He currently lives and works in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Termespheres Termespheres are paintings on spherical canvases that capture an entire environment (up, down, left, right, front and back). Their style was inspired by Termes's desire to "paint the total picture." Termespheres are typically hung by small chains and rotated with electric ceiling motors to reveal a complete, closed universe as the spheres slowly rotate.

One of his termespheres is most famously used on the cover of an edition of A Brief History of Time of the late physicist Stephen Hawking.

Personal life and education In 2012, this design of Termes' was proposed as the new flag of South Dakota by Representative Bernie Hunhoff, although no change was ultimately made. Dick Termes was born in California, where his father worked in a shipyard.

He received a B.S. with an art major from Black Hills State University in 1964, a master's degree in art in 1969 from the University of Wyoming (the time when the idea for the Termesphere was first developed) and Masters of Fine Arts at Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, 1971. He joined the South Dakota State Arts Council in 1972.

Awards South Dakota Hall of Fame Induction, Chamberlain SD. 2014 Rushmore Honors Award, Rapid City SD. 2006 Breckenridge Festival of Film, Documentary TERMESPHERES: TOTAL WORLDS 2001 Governor's Award for Distinction in Creative Achievement 1999 S.D. Museum of Art- Artistic Achievement Citation, 1986 Four South Dakota Arts Council Fellowship Grants, 1976-80-84-94 Three Semesters paid by Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles Ca.1969–71 for MFA