Richard has continuously created art since early childhood, a practice which continued throughout his professional architectural career and encompassed drawing, painting and sculpture. Since 2002 he embarked on a research project into the artistic and decorative potential of complex tiling. In 2016 he has made this work public with a series of exhibitions in Singapore, USA, Europe and Taiwan. A selection of these exhibitions is below. For more details refer to his bio.
A view of the aluminium installation from the Screen Series
Solo Exhibition
Gallery Sun, Taipei, Taiwan
October 2018
This exhibition explored the relationship between complexity theory and Buddhist thought, and between the net-like artworks and Buddhist sutras (Sutra comes from the Sanskrit word for thread) . An entirely new series of works were presented that show shifting patterns that depend on the location and distance of the observer.
View of the main gallery in Arndt Fine Art
Solo Exhibition
Arndt Fine Art, Gillman Barracks, Singapore, in collaboration with Walker Fine Art.
October -December 2016
This exhibition was the launch of Richard Hassell’s artwork which he had been working on in private for 14 years. The exhibition featured works on paper and works on aluminium, and closed with the launch of the book Strange Creatures: Complex Tessellations. Held alongside an Escher exhibition, the work was positioned as an extension of Escher’s oeuvre of regular geometry into the era of complexity theory and aperiodic geometry.
Two pieces of Richard Hassell’s tessellations were shown in this exhibition in Lisbon
Group Show within Escher blockbuster exhibitions in museums in major cities around the globe.
Richard Hassell’s works were included in a gallery of works by contemporary artists that are related to the work of M.C. Escher.
In this exhibition a dramatic long wall was painted in ultramarine blue and the works were presented as a series.
Solo Exhibition
Artland Gallery and Bookshop, Taipei, Taiwan
June - July 2019
This exhiibition in the Artland gallery and bookshop presented a selection of works from Strange Creatures and Emergent Nets, and placed them with books on related scientific and mathematical issues. A highlight of the exhibition was a concert of classical music on cello and piano.
A view of the artwork wall and Fish Scales (sculpture by another artist)
Group Show
Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
November 2016 - March 2017
This group show of international artists was based around ideas of sustainability and nature. 10 pieces from the Strange Creatures series were shown, in a special square format. A unique version of Fish Scales was also shown.
The exhibition was very large, on dark raspberry walls.
Solo Exhibition
Golden Jade Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
January to April 2019
This very large exhibition included 39 different works including rugs and hanging pieces.
Despite being produced in part with digital technology, the artworks are much better appreciated in real life than in photographs, as they are designed as physical objects that relate to human scale and the way we perceive patterns and objects, figure and ground. They reveal different patterns and structures as you approach and retreat from the artwork, while the pieces with gold or reflective metal or mirrors continually shift appearance depending on the light and their surroundings.
We really recommend you see the works in person, and learn more about the art direct from our wonderful dealers, so please contact them directly. Works are often on view in exhibitions or art fairs, so do check out Richard’s instagram for news. Richard Hassell is represented in USA by Walker Fine Art, in Europe by Arndt Fine Art, and in Taiwan by Gallery Sun. There may be framed works in these dealer’s inventories available for immediate purchase.
The rugs may be purchased from WOHA Being or direct from The Rug Maker, or through the galleries. While the rugs are generally made upon demand, with a lead time of around 9 weeks, there are some selected pieces in stock with the Rug Maker and Gallery Sun.
Sunny with the large Fish Scales supergraphic at Golden Jade
Run by the delightful Sunny Chou in Taipei, Gallery Sun has a diverse range of artists, from all over the world. Sunny has been a wonderful promoter of Richard Hassell’s art, and has organized several solo shows since 2018.
Link here to Gallery Sun
Richard Hassell met Rock J. Walker when he contacted him about an Escher woodcut. Rock is one of the foremost Escher dealers in the world, and a font of amazing stories about Escher, movies, science fiction and the art world. Rock was intrigued to find someone extending Escher’s work in contemporary art, and he and Richard started working together.
Rock continuously travels the world so might be able to meet up with you in person, and has some framed works available in New York.
Contact Walker Fine Arts here
Mattias Arndt met Richard Hassell while he was living in Singapore and operating Arndt Fine Art across multiple cities. Matthias held the inaugural exhibition of Richard’s work in Singapore at Gillman Barracks in 2016. The associated A3 Agency is housed in a beautiful gallery in Fasanenstrasse in Berlin.
Contact Arndt Fine Art here
