Samuel Lynne Galleries is pleased to announce the opening reception of artist and entrepreneur Rick Lazes’ exhibition "The World is Bending" on September 20 from 5 – 8 p.m.  Artist will be in attendance at the opening reception.

Exploring the fusion between materiality and composition, Lazes creates thought-provoking sculptures out of a variety of media, including melted plexiglass, wood, plaster, stainless steel and marble. Lazes’ sculptures visually demonstrate the complexities of nature through a juxtaposition of fluid form and unconventional techniques.

“Sculpture is meant to be beautiful, balanced, and tactile. I see sculpture as an aesthetic wonder of fusing balance with tension, size with structure, elegance and reason with non-objectivity.” – Rick Lazes

In "The World is Bending", Lazes morphs both natural and synthetic elements to create sculptures that challenge the conventionality of his chosen media. The exhibition will feature both Lazes’ reverse painted “Liquid Art” and bended wood sculptures. Lazes’ “Liquid Art” is comprised by swirling acrylic paints on the reverse side of plexiglass, which is then melted and shaped into the artist’s desired composition. Utilizing a patented technique of steam bending, Lazes is able to altar the elemental nature of wood in order to bend the viewer’s perception of reality into a new shape and conception of his creation.

Artist, inventor, producer and entrepreneur, Rick Lazes truly embodies the scope and nature of a “Renaissance Man.” A North Carolina native, Lazes’ sculptures are exhibited in galleries and collections across the country. While making a name for himself as a successful sculptor for the past three decades, Lazes simultaneously has developed and opened a massive art and entertainment complex in North Carolina called The Music Factory. In 2016, Lazes’ newest Music Factory development is slated to open in Irving, Texas. The 550,000-square-foot project will amplify the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s cultural milieu by providing fine art and entertainment to the masses. "The World is Bending" will serve as an intercessor between Lazes’ artistic vision and the ever-growing Dallas art scene.