Richard Deutsch

Richard Deutsch (born 1953) is an American sculptor who works primarily in the Minimalist and Expressionist genres. His grandparents emigrated to the United States from Russia in the first decade of the 20th century. (His contribution, "Equinox," is now part of the museum's permanent collection. ) After several years of exhibiting on the West Coast and making larger and larger sculptures, Deutsch decided in the mid-1980s to work in other materials (such as bronze, concrete, granite, plaster, stainless steel, and terrazzo) and begin creating much larger artworks designed for public spaces. Real-time images of Deutsch at work on a sculpture ("Seven Stones," a granite piece) were transmitted via the Internet and projects onto a scrim and four background panels while six dancers improvised movement (which was intended to make them appear to be interacting with the Deutsch). Technical difficulties marred the performance.

Deutsch lives in Davenport, California. "Unity," a piece composed of several standing granite forms, also a City Center in Oakland, California. "Axis," a sculpture of circular granite pieces set in a wooden groove at the entrance to the School of Engineering at Stanford University. A granite "garden" of standing stones in a memorial garden at Congregation Shir Hadash in San Jose, California. "Hulls," two tall, lightweight, stone-like pieces which resemble sailboat sails in front of 500 Terry Francois in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. "Legacy," a large granite sculpture in the courtyard of the Constitution Center office building in Washington, D.C. "Time Signature," a series of five stainless steel stacked circular forms in front of the Foundry Square office building complex in San Francisco. "Stacked Column," a black basalt structure (similar to interlocking Lincoln Logs) in the lobby of the Regent Bal Harbour hotel in Bal Harbour, Florida. "Water Story," a high black granite "mountain" over which water flows along "riverbeds" to an "ocean" (pool) below, located in front of the California Science Center.

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