White Pearlized Sculpture

A sweeping horizontal form in pearlized metal, this aluminum sculpture by John Richard commands the wall or surface it inhabits with the quiet authority of something both ancient and entirely of its moment. At nearly forty inches wide, its proportions are architectural — less object than installed presence, calibrating the scale of a room the way a well-placed cornice or a considered void might. The luminous, opalescent surface shifts with ambient light, ensuring the piece is never quite the same composition twice.