Raymond Persinger
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Artist Raymond Persinger (1959) has created sculptures for many public and private collections including the City of Brea, California
, Chapman University
and the National Geographic Museum. His work has been selected by prominent curators such as Dr. Virginia Mecklenburg
(curator Smithsonian), Peter Frank (LA art Critic, museum curator) and Michele Urton (curator LACMA)) for inclusion in exhibits.
in 1986, where he created life-sized sculptures of dinosaurs and sea creatures for use in museum exhibits internationally. At Dinamation he held positions as project director and manager/art director of the sculpture department. He was credited for his claw structure theory in James Kirkland's abstract on the Utahraptor
. He left Dinamation
in 1996. Raymond Persinger also worked as a freelance artist for Disneyland’s Entertainment Arts.
Raymond Persinger is currently the sculpture program chair at the Laguna College of Art and Design
(LCAD), a position he has held since 1995. LCAD’s sculpture program is considered to be one of the preeminent figurative sculpture programs in the United States
.
While he is best known for his large-scale bronze sculpture
s, Raymond Persinger's current work, relief
images in glass
examining the spiritual connection between man and nature, has also achieved critical acknowledgment. In 2008, SIAS University
, Henan Province, China
, invited Raymond Persinger and four other international artists to come to their campus to participate in an International Sculpture Symposium
. The finished sculpture created by Raymond Persinger, will be placed at the entrance of the SIAS campus sculpture garden.
Raymond Persinger is currently working on a Holocaust Monument project with poet and Holocaust survivor, Peter Fischl
. This monument will be placed at several museum sites around the world.
Brea, California
Brea is a city in Orange County, California. The population, as of the 2010 Census was 39,282.The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus production, and is now an important retail center because of the large Brea Mall and the recently redeveloped Brea Downtown...
, Chapman University
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
and the National Geographic Museum. His work has been selected by prominent curators such as Dr. Virginia Mecklenburg
Virginia Mecklenburg
Dr. Virginia M. Mecklenburg is the Senior Curator of painting and sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She has been a curator at the Smithsonian since 1979 and has organized more than twenty exhibits...
(curator Smithsonian), Peter Frank (LA art Critic, museum curator) and Michele Urton (curator LACMA)) for inclusion in exhibits.
Biography
In addition to his work as a fine artist, Raymond Persinger was recruited by DinamationDinamation
Dinamation International Corporation was a robotics effects company based in San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, and Tustin, California, USA. It was founded in 1986 by former airline pilot Chris Mays and some neighbors and dropped in March 2001...
in 1986, where he created life-sized sculptures of dinosaurs and sea creatures for use in museum exhibits internationally. At Dinamation he held positions as project director and manager/art director of the sculpture department. He was credited for his claw structure theory in James Kirkland's abstract on the Utahraptor
Utahraptor
Utahraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaurs, including the largest known members of the family Dromaeosauridae. Fossil specimens date to the upper Barremian stage of the early Cretaceous period...
. He left Dinamation
Dinamation
Dinamation International Corporation was a robotics effects company based in San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, and Tustin, California, USA. It was founded in 1986 by former airline pilot Chris Mays and some neighbors and dropped in March 2001...
in 1996. Raymond Persinger also worked as a freelance artist for Disneyland’s Entertainment Arts.
Raymond Persinger is currently the sculpture program chair at the Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna College of Art and Design, called LCAD, is a private college located in Laguna Beach, California. LCAD has a small student body with a current enrollment of 450 students. The college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts with majors in Painting and Drawing, Illustration, Animation, Graphic Design,...
(LCAD), a position he has held since 1995. LCAD’s sculpture program is considered to be one of the preeminent figurative sculpture programs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
While he is best known for his large-scale bronze sculpture
Bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze".Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold. Then, as the bronze cools, it...
s, Raymond Persinger's current work, relief
Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
images in glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
examining the spiritual connection between man and nature, has also achieved critical acknowledgment. In 2008, SIAS University
SIAS University
Sias International University is a private college affiliated to Zhengzhou University in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the ancient city of Xinzheng, near Henan's capital, Zhengzhou...
, Henan Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, invited Raymond Persinger and four other international artists to come to their campus to participate in an International Sculpture Symposium
International Sculpture Symposium
The International Sculpture Symposium movement was spearheaded by Karl Prantl in Austria in 1959.This initiative grew from the need to facilitate communication and exchange between members of the international sculpture community...
. The finished sculpture created by Raymond Persinger, will be placed at the entrance of the SIAS campus sculpture garden.
Raymond Persinger is currently working on a Holocaust Monument project with poet and Holocaust survivor, Peter Fischl
Peter Fischl
Peter L. Fischl is a survivor of the Holocaust, a poet and a public speaker, who has dedicated much of his life to educating people about the Holocaust and the importance of acceptance of others...
. This monument will be placed at several museum sites around the world.