Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting.

The Pleiades-Taygete 1/8

More Works By Richard Tosczak Charcoal & Ink on Canvas 2010
72 × 36 in 182.88 × 91.44 cm
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About The Pleiades-Taygete 1/8

Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting. This life-size painting of a model became the abstract blueprint for a dynamic bronze sculpture, XXX. This approach to creating sculptures allows the artist to capture the emotion and the spontaneity of a moment in time.

“I love abstraction and modernism but I am also drawn to the figure. What inspires/informs my work? In a word, observation. I notice things…a gesture…an accident.” Richard Tosczak

Born in Belgium, Richard Tosczak studied philosophy and sculpture at the University of Alberta. At that time, Tosczak began working in steel and was influenced by a number of his professors who appreciated the work of a British abstract sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro considered one of the greatest sculptors of his generation. Further studies were pursued in France with another internationally acclaimed classic sculptor, Martine Vaugel. Tosczak has exhibited in Canada, Brazil and in Europe. His work is held in private, public and corporate collections in Canada.
Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting. Image 2 Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting. Image 3 Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting. Image 4 Inspired by Rembrandt’s figurative drawings, Canadian artist Richard Tosczak begins each sculpture with a sketch or painting. Image 5