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Richard E. Goldberg Physician
to Artist - A Seamless Transition
Retired as a retinal surgeon and now in my fifth
year as professional artist the commonalities of medicine and
art become increasingly evident. Each allows for the privileged
observer, strives for essence of subject, accepts vulnerability,
cultivates spirituality, calls for restraint (even in the presence
of exuberance) and embeds the renderer and the recipient in a
therapeutic mileau. Transdisciplinary, "Doctor" and "Artist" are
one and for me. That is what it means "To Be An Artist".
Dick Goldberg, a retired vitreoretinal surgeon, is a self taught artist. His most recognized images are landscape oil paintings which capture quiet, spiritual, uplifting moments. Color; light, atmosphere and space engender an emotional response, drawing the viewer into the painting. "Feeling" is seminal in the artist's work which is often "impressionistic", with an instinctive romantic essence. Dick relates "he feels a privileged observer and that art provides a unique opportunity for artist and viewer to open themselves to each other and even something larger than themselves. The artist's works are in public and private collections.
Gentrifying
2005 - Abington Township Library, Abington, PA "Degas His Work, His Vision, His Camera" (Lecture and Two Person Show with Larry A. Donoso, M.D., Ph.D. 2004 - Philip and Muriel Berman Museum ofArt Tri-state/Equity 55th Annual Exhibition, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA "To Be An Artist" (Juried Show - Received an Award 2004 - Artsbridge at Canal Studios, Lambertville, NJ "Memories Past and Present" (Juried Show) 2004 - Premiere Galiery, New Hope, PA (Group Show and Lecture - "Degas; His Work, His Vision, His Camera") 2004 - Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA "Small Works Show" (Group Show) 2004 - Pavilion Gallery, Mount Holly, I\IJ (Two Person Show with Alan Klawans 2004 - Philadelphia Sketch Club "Artist and Poet Show," Philade[phia, PA (Group Show with Poet E. S. Sharp) 2003 - Sabine Rose Gallery, "Holiday Show", Doylestown, PA (Group Show) 2003 - Philadelphia Sketch Club and Highwire Gallery, "U ptown/Downtown; Bring It Together", Philadelphia, PA (Group Show by lnvitation 2003 - Beth Or Synagogue Gallery, Upper Dublin, PA (Solo Show) 2003 - Fred Wolf, Jr. Gallery, JCC Klein Branch, Philadelphia, PA (Solo Show and Lecture)
Cirrus Sun PUBLlC COLLECTlONS 2003 - Fred Wolf, Jr Gallery J.C.C. Klein Branch, Philadelphia, PA (Art Print of Oil Painting "Poppyfield") 2003 - "Bucks County Winter" (Oil Painting) William Penn Foundation, Phiiadelphia, PA (One Year) 2002 - "Cloud Layers" (Oil Painting) William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (One Year) 2002 - Cozen and O'Connor Law Firm Offices (Art Prints of Oil Paintings), West Conshohocken, PA (Permanent) 2OO2 - "Pause" (Art Print of Oil Painting) Widener University, Chester, PA (Permanent) 1999 - "Poppyfield" (Art Print of Oil Painting) Macular Degeneration International, Tucson, AZ (Permanent) 1995 - "Origins" (Oil Painting - Recreated as stained glass art work by Warren Morgan for Sanctuary), Shaare - Shamayim-Beth Judah-Beth Tefilath Israel-Rodeph Zedek Synagogue, Philadelphia, PA (Permanent) 1995 - "Maestro" (Oil Painting) Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Permanent) |
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