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Born 1966 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Illusionary architectural sculpture, murals, text painting.
Ricci Albenda was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1988. Albenda's white built-in sculptures simulate an illusion that... Read full biography
Ricci Albenda was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1988. Albenda's white built-in sculptures simulate an illusion that the gallery walls have begun to bulge, pinch, or warp. Part of his ongoing "Portals to Another... Read full biography
Ricci Albenda was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1988. Albenda's white built-in sculptures simulate an illusion that the gallery walls have begun to bulge, pinch, or warp. Part of his ongoing "Portals to Another Dimension" series, initiated in 1998, these concave and convex architectural interventions suggest forces beyond three-dimensional experience encroaching on our known universe. Albenda further problematizes... Read full biography
Ricci Albenda was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1988. Albenda's white built-in sculptures simulate an illusion that the gallery walls have begun to bulge, pinch, or warp. Part of his ongoing "Portals to Another Dimension" series, initiated in 1998, these concave and convex architectural interventions suggest forces beyond three-dimensional experience encroaching on our known universe. Albenda further problematizes the accepted rigidity of the built environment with trompe l'oeil projections and paintings that visually distort flat surfaces. For example, in 2005 the artist painted a mural for the lobby at the Hyatt Center in Chicago that creates the illusion of... Read full biography
Ricci Albenda was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1966. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1988. Albenda's white built-in sculptures simulate an illusion that the gallery walls have begun to bulge, pinch, or warp. Part of his ongoing "Portals to Another Dimension" series, initiated in 1998, these concave and convex architectural interventions suggest forces beyond three-dimensional experience encroaching on our known universe. Albenda further problematizes the accepted rigidity of the built environment with trompe l'oeil projections and paintings that visually distort flat surfaces. For example, in 2005 the artist painted a mural for the lobby at the Hyatt Center in Chicago that creates the illusion of a hallway on an otherwise flat wall. Concurrent to his architectural concerns, throughout his career Albenda has experimented with text as an e... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Fiberglass
Art School
- •Rhode Island School of Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Site Santa Fe