Comments on: Dick Termes Paints on Spheres

By: Gamma

Gamma — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:28:46 +0000

hey this one caught me - this guy is great - where can i get it ?

By: torasham

torasham — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:41:43 +0000

this is very wonderful arts. i am glad to know such things.

By: Jeff C

Jeff C — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:02:17 +0000

I first learned of Dick Termes’ amazing spheres in 2007 from the book “Masters of Deception”. I struck up an email correspondence with him and my family and I planned a vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota over Memorial Day Weekend to purchase a sphere (The Spirit of Gothic Hall). What a kind and gracious host! We spent 2 wonderful hours learning about all facets of his work (e.g., the “Total View” camera, a tour of his studio (of which Rudy has some great shots above, etc)). A wonderful experience and meeting that exceed all my expectations…. I hope to get back to Spearfish, SD for another (and longer visit) someday.

I’m certainly trying to spread the word out here in Southern California; I’ve emailed several museums to see if they’d like to exhibit the Termesphere but most say they can’t insure it or guarantee it’s safety. I still have (surprisingly) one interested correspondence from the Getty; though they rarely display anything so recent, I’m hoping the subject matter (a 14th century European interior) and uniqueness of the the art gets them to bite.

By: Scott Armstrong

Scott Armstrong — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:16:21 +0000

For those of us who can’t spare the few grand for the very cool spheres, he has some (much) smaller pieces that he’ll part with for under $100. I’d also highly recommend the Einstein spherical mirror.

Scott

By: gamma

gamma — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:36:11 +0000

this one rudy somehow coagulates meinterbrain-ocity - this is mere ufophonic interfence ofthe bob pipe aroundthe veldt of O’ryno bobalon - ww soon be X-day again

By: alex

alex — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:08:50 +0000

Fantastic and wonderful artwork. It’s people like Dick Termes who make America
the great country it is.

However I would put you at the head of the list of America’s “unkown great men”!

Also the list would be George Herriman and Windsor McKay.

By: Ammertte Deibert

Ammertte Deibert — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:02:44 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for this wonderful story of Dick. He was my professor the summer of 1970. I was just as impressed with him then as I am now. I am a sociology professor and still love his work. Plus, he is an amazing human being in all his genius ways. Ammertte “Amy” Deibert

By: Buzz

Buzz — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:14:32 +0000

Wow those are amazing. The video is great to demonstrate the perspective. Just tell me how many digits they cost. I really want one (or more) of those, but I’m guessing they are pretty solidly not affordable by me.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:19:13 +0000

Drat, you’ve ruined his obscurity. Now he’ll get multi-million-dollar commissions by the dozens and everyone will know his name. By xmas he’ll be partying with Paris Hilton and painting portraits of Kanye West on empty Cristal bottles. Driving an icosahedron-shaped car. Slapping airport security guards.
Seriously, wow! Laboring in obscurity is the key phrase - he’s invented a whole art form here, tools and esthetics included. He’s due some recognition.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:59:22 +0000

To silkscreen a sphere, I think Dick does a spherical painting, photographs it from above and below, prints those (bunched up at the edge) images onto plastic disks, heats the disks and stretches them into hemispherical shapes, and joins the hemispheres together. They look pretty good.