Rick Rush
The essence of sports is a fleeting moment of intense exuberance—life at its most exhilarating. At its best, sports art acknowledges yet counteracts life’s brevity by allowing the viewer to savor the intensity of a moment in motion. Artist Rick Rush is a master of the Sports Art genre.
Rick Rush has been appropriately called America’s Sports Artist. And, indeed, the title is well earned. Through his masterful interpretation and rich evocative use of color, Rush is able to preserve some of sports’ most stellar transitory moments as enduring commemorative testaments to the magnificence of both the exciting sports events and their incomparable athletes.