Richard Marvin Voigt

Artist's Review By Lynn Susan Tollerton Richard Marvin Voigt-RIVO is extremely gifted as a prolific artist who creates amazing "Visual Verbs." I felt honored to be granted a rare private viewing of a portion of his "Visual Nouns." He is a bundle of enthusiastic energy and creates for pure personal pleasure, clearly defining ART as the interactive process of creation, starting with creative thought, establishing goals, defining steps and following through till the final task is completed to the...See more

Artist's Review By Lynn Susan Tollerton Richard Marvin Voigt-RIVO is extremely gifted as a prolific artist who creates amazing "Visual Verbs." I felt honored to be granted a rare private viewing of a portion of his "Visual Nouns." He is a bundle of enthusiastic energy and creates for pure personal pleasure, clearly defining ART as the interactive process of creation, starting with creative thought, establishing goals, defining steps and following through till the final task is completed to the artist's satisfaction. Unfortunately, the viewer rarely has time to experience the entire creative adventure, but can still enjoy and appreciate his "Visual Nouns." Nearly every area of his home and studio is filled with an amazing life-long collection of Visual Verbs. After just spending a couple of hours, I realized that it would take weeks to absorb and fully appreciate the incredible range and depth of his collective body of artwork. It's an over powering experience to digest in this one visit. As with all great art, the "Seven-Elements of Art" are always present: Line, Shape, Form, Space, Texture, Color, and Hue Value. However, it's the artist who determines which elements, become his passionate focal point. RIVO's love for shapes, textures, and colors soon become evident. He's currently working on a massive "Digital Quilt" consisting of over 500 unique compositions created that span the length of over 5 1/2 football fields that can currently be assembled in any multitude of unlimited combinations. The underlying structure of his overall themes, explore abstractions of family, friends, flora and fauna from within his worldly environments. His kaleidoscopic symmetry explores myriad depths of colors, rich textures, and dynamic patterns that challenge the eye and mind in seeking a deeper conscious relationship within the abundant imagery often missed by superficial glances. See less