In the tech industry, there is a term used to describe an aspect of product design intended to create a distinctively positive, unexpected moment for the user. This term is “Surprise and Delight”. I must admit that I have been neither surprised nor delighted by any piece of technology, but if there is a space for moments of ‘surprise and delight’ in any realm, it’s in the art world, and in Paul Richard’s art…
Paul Richard, The Artist Behind Greenpoint’s Favorite Sidewalk Art
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Came upon two Paul Richard pieces in Greenpoint. He is the next Andy Warhol.
So about “not going to art school” he went to Massachusetts College of Art. I know because I saw Paul there when I went in the late 80s. Can’t say whether he finished, but claiming to not go is not accurate