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Christopher Ries
Susan Benjamin Glass Etc. is proud to present the work of
Christopher Ries. He grew up on a farm near Columbus, Ohio.
After receiving a BFA in glass and ceramics from Ohio State
University in 1975, Ries worked as an assistant to Professor
Harvey K. Littleton at the university of Wisconsin/Madison while
receiving a MFA in glass in 1977. Professor Littleton is a
co-founder of the American Studio Glass Movement.
Though initially he blew glass, by the late 1970's Ries was
sculpting glass cold by cutting, grinding, and polishing it in his
home studio. He acquired blocks of pure, clear lead crystal cast
from Schott Glass Technologies of Duryea, Pennsylvania. Today
he also serves Schott Glass as an artist-in-residence. Some of his
works are the largest, whole, unassembled pieces of sculpted
crystal known.
The art of Christopher Ries is deceptively simple in form but
complex in expression as it engages each viewer in an
ever-changing intimate world of images.
Christopher Ries. He grew up on a farm near Columbus, Ohio.
After receiving a BFA in glass and ceramics from Ohio State
University in 1975, Ries worked as an assistant to Professor
Harvey K. Littleton at the university of Wisconsin/Madison while
receiving a MFA in glass in 1977. Professor Littleton is a
co-founder of the American Studio Glass Movement.
Though initially he blew glass, by the late 1970's Ries was
sculpting glass cold by cutting, grinding, and polishing it in his
home studio. He acquired blocks of pure, clear lead crystal cast
from Schott Glass Technologies of Duryea, Pennsylvania. Today
he also serves Schott Glass as an artist-in-residence. Some of his
works are the largest, whole, unassembled pieces of sculpted
crystal known.
The art of Christopher Ries is deceptively simple in form but
complex in expression as it engages each viewer in an
ever-changing intimate world of images.
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of Christopher Ries' glass art.
of Christopher Ries' glass art.
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