Richard Kiebdaj was born on February 13, 1947 in Augsburg, Germany after the end of WWII. He emigrated to the United States in 1952 and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1966. While studying architecture at the University of Illinois due to his early interest in alternative habitat structures, he often found himself in the art department's fabrication studio with teacher Jerald Jacquard, where he embraced the larger scale of his ideas. He also attended the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1970, he opened his studio in Chicago, which currently resides in Michigan City, IN.

Kiebdaj uses the public format as a narrative platform for his observations of social norms and relational behavior. Some pieces are inspired by the work of Claes Oldenburg, an American sculptor renowned for his use of ordinary items applied to large scale. Kiebdaj's use of iconic images as anthropomorphic metaphors is best highlighted in "Two to Tango" and "Lotus Sauvignon."

The ("synesthetic") coloration of the painted sculpture series allows for more sensory affect beyond visual, including motion and sound. The interplay of the two ends of the spectral rainbow of reds and blues separated by yellow may interact with the optic nerve to create vibration and animation. The idea was inspired by his daughter's visual challenges, allowing her to determine outlines of sculptures.