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Born 1952. Known for: Contemporary glass sculpture.
Christopher Ries, born 1952, received a BFA from the Ohio State University, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While at Madison, he was the personal assistant to Harvey K.... Read full biography
Christopher Ries, born 1952, received a BFA from the Ohio State University, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While at Madison, he was the personal assistant to Harvey K. Littleton, who is considered by many to be the father of the 20th century Studio Glass Movement. Ries... Read full biography
Christopher Ries, born 1952, received a BFA from the Ohio State University, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While at Madison, he was the personal assistant to Harvey K. Littleton, who is considered by many to be the father of the 20th century Studio Glass Movement. Ries began sculpting cold glass in the late 1970's. Using tools of his own creation, he cuts, grinds, and polishes blocks of pure lead crystal acquired from Schott Glass Technologies of Pennsylvania. His... Read full biography
Christopher Ries, born 1952, received a BFA from the Ohio State University, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While at Madison, he was the personal assistant to Harvey K. Littleton, who is considered by many to be the father of the 20th century Studio Glass Movement. Ries began sculpting cold glass in the late 1970's. Using tools of his own creation, he cuts, grinds, and polishes blocks of pure lead crystal acquired from Schott Glass Technologies of Pennsylvania. His sculptures range in size from a few inches high to life-size. Some of his works are unique as the largest, single pieces of sculpted crystal known. Unlike most glass artists, Ries neither blows nor laminates glass. Rather, he works in the traditional... Read full biography
Christopher Ries, born 1952, received a BFA from the Ohio State University, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While at Madison, he was the personal assistant to Harvey K. Littleton, who is considered by many to be the father of the 20th century Studio Glass Movement. Ries began sculpting cold glass in the late 1970's. Using tools of his own creation, he cuts, grinds, and polishes blocks of pure lead crystal acquired from Schott Glass Technologies of Pennsylvania. His sculptures range in size from a few inches high to life-size. Some of his works are unique as the largest, single pieces of sculpted crystal known. Unlike most glass artists, Ries neither blows nor laminates glass. Rather, he works in the traditional reductive sculptural mode, employing the same techniques used in stone sculpting. Starting with a block of solid op... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Cut Glass
- •Glassblowing, Glassblower
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art Teacher
- •Harvey Littleton