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If you have seen the Hollywood productions of Superman, Three Men and Baby, or Good Will Hunting, then you have seen one aspect of the work of Richard Sturm. As a scenic artist with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) for more than 20 years, Mr. Sturm is by all definitions, a skilled artist.
But his prominent work in the motion picture industry serves only to support a more private and creative vision – this is the work I am most pleased to introduce.
I met Mr. Sturm in 1988 and paid the first of many visits to hist studio. Unlike most artists who must hold second jobs to earn enough to paint, I found in his work as consistent and creative a development as, say, Hans Hofmanns's did during the 40's and early 50's.
The Anderson Gallery included Mr. Sturm's work in our Inaugural Exhibition in 1991, and presented a solo show in 1992. Since then Mr. Sturm's paintings have begun to enjoy growing success. I had the opportunity to visit his latest show in October, and was pleased to see that the courage and creativity I first encountered ten years ago has not abated in the least.
Richard Sturm, I believe, has well-in-hand the temperment, talent, and direction he needs to producr future works that will influence, inform, and enlighten visual creativity well into the 21st Century.
David K Anderson
Anderson Gallery
Martha Jackson Place
Buffalo, NY 14214
Feb 1999
Member, Art Dealer's Association of America, Inc.
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