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Christopher Ries creates highly evocative,
contemplative works of art, in glass, through classical reductive sculpture
technique. Unlike the traditional hot glass techniques of blowing or
casting molten glass, Mr. Ries sculpts mammoth blocks of the world’s finest
crystal, blocks whose starting weight is often more than three thousand
pounds.
He carves these massive pieces into elegant
enigmatic forms whose internal reflection offer the viewer a journey into
another world. In addition to height, width, depth, Christopher Ries’ work
lures the viewer into a stunning fourth dimension created by reflection,
refraction, and optical illusion. You’ll see things that aren’t there …or
are they?
For the past three decades, Christopher Ries has
explored glass’ potential as a sculpture medium. The fine art which he
creates must truly be seen to be believed.
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