Richard Deutsch

In 2000, Deutsch collaborated with choreographer Liss Fain on her dance piece "Quarry." Real-time images of Deutsch at work on a sculpture ("Seven Stones," a 20 by 36 feet (6.1 by 11.0 m) 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 was a Visiting Artist in 1987 at the American Academy in Rome, and received a grant in 1984 from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2007, Santa Cruz County, California, named him County Artist of the Year.

Deutsch received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1976. He originally worked only in ceramics, and was influenced by Bizen ware (a type of very hard, reddish Japanese ceramic sculpture and pottery). The first solo exhibition of his work occurred in Seattle, Washington, in 1978. In 1981, his work was part of the "American Porcelain" exhibit at the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. (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.

Richard Deutsch (born 1953) is an American sculptor who works primarily in the Minimalist and Expressionist genres. Although his work ranges from small table-top pieces to multi-story sculptures, Deutsch "is well-known for his large-scale architectural and environmental projects."

Deutsch was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953. His grandparents emigrated to the United States from Russia in the first decade of the 20th century. His mother worked for the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.