Reflecting MacDonald’s lifelong creative exploration of the nature of human reality, La Fuite du Temps, State I reveals a powerful statement about the passage of time as it is measured through human experience. Created with deep, warm-toned patina, the surface of the work suggests the physical effects of time as it touches on the human body. Through subtle sculptural details- the figures beard and the rough, tattered cape that he wears, the artist conveys the sense of a long life that has been consumed by rich and diverse encounters.

In 2014 and 2015, Richard MacDonald focused intently on the minerals and pigments of his patina process - specifically on the color red. Shortly thereafter, the artist revealed his discoveries in a new exhibition entitled “Richard MacDonald: Red.” The exhibition, which highlights MacDonald's creative immersion into the hue, the emotion, and narrative of color, represents a profound new direction in the artist's work.