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DICK TERMES

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TERMESPHERES

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Summer Hours

9:00am - 5:00pm
7 Days a Week

1920 Christensen DriveSpearfish South Dakota
Call 605.642.4805
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What is 6 Point Perspective?

The basic rules of traditionally defined perspective were formulated in the fifteenth century in Italy by Piero della Francesca, Leon Battista Alberti and others. In the fifteenth century view, if the horizon around you was imagined as 360 degrees, two point perspective drawings and paintings held 90 degrees of the visual world. In other words, their paintings could capture everything between the North point on the horizon to the East point. Termes has expanded this discovery of perspective in order to capture more and more of the visual world. With six point perspective, drawings and paintings reveal a total view encompassing the full 360 degrees in all directions.

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What people are saying about the Termesphere® Gallery

5 star ratingIf I could give this more stars I would. Just so worth the short drive off the beaten path. If you are not familiar with Dick Termes work, make a point of doing so. I saw his sphere hanging in the saloon in Deadwood, and immediately became entranced by his work. He brings to life in a 3D way the 6 point perspective. Obvious influences from MC Escher and Daly. He's amazing. This geodome gallery is filled with spinning spheres of work and brings such inspiration.
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Cindy C.
8/02/2018
in so many ways ..
you enter a visionary space when you encounter Dick & his life work ..
it is transporting & extraordinary as well as being absolutely fun,
moving as it does in various directions simultaneously, taking one
hither, thither & yon to places you didn't know were in existence ..
places of wonder.
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Theano Onearth
2/12/2018
5 star ratingWow! Art at its most intriguing! The Termesphere Gallery is a visual feast. The gallery is small, tucked away among spruce and oak along the Maitland Road near Spearfish, South Dakota, but it's an experience not to be missed. Dick Termes creates spherical artworks, revolving three-dimensional art that often tells a story. You'll find yourself staring in awe at the many spheres hanging in the small gallery, puzzling over the images. Take your time! (Termespheres are offered for sale, but simply a visit to the Gallery is worth every minute.)
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1215Ellen
8/19/2018