Contact For EDNA Contemporary
Gallery Location:
583 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Gallery Hours:
Primarily by appointment; we are usually available with a 30 minute request.
Always open for Art After Dark, 5 to 8 pm on the first Friday of the month.
Telephone:
805 459-1711
Email:
Instagram: @ednacontemporary
Call or email for a private appointment
Rick Chapman
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Tree with Fence-Mexico

Bristlecone Pine #2-California

Storm Tree #2-Nevada

Apple Tree-Nevada

Salted Tire-California

Cornroll-Wisconsin

Innertube-California

Dandelion #2-Nevada
About the artist...
Chapman’s obsession with searching the shores of oceans, lakes, rivers and creeks for spherical rocks viscerally fuels his interest in the universal truths symbolically held within their perfect shape. Researching circle themes found in religious iconography, architectural theory and nature’s systems inspired the creation of his series, CIRCLE, 25 years ago. Chapman studies what is remarkable about the mundane circles and spheres he encounters in everyday life. Whether the objects are found in urban centers or rural landscapes, he explores the universal truths they represent. Sizing every printed circle to the same diameter, they become virtual letters of a lost alphabet, together communicating a language that transcends the original objects themselves.
Rick Chapman’s work is held in many collections throughout the United States including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the LA County Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, George Eastman House, and the private collection of Sir Elton John.