{"product_id":"christopher-ries","title":"Christopher Ries Master of Light in Crystal Sculpture","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eChristopher Ries\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster of Light in Crystal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOptical Crystal Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Circa 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned and dated Cristopher Ries 1\/79\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"lotData\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"descGroupLabel desc-group-label\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e Height 6.6 in — 16.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"lotData\"\u003eNo cracks or chips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Ries (b. 1952, Columbus, Ohio) is a visionary American glass sculptor who transformed the very language of contemporary glass art. Growing up on a farm, Ries first experimented with ceramics before discovering his lifelong medium: glass. While earning his BFA at Ohio State University, he built and taught in the university’s first glass studio. He went on to study under Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin–Madison—the founder of the American Studio Glass Movement—where he honed both his technical mastery and philosophical vision.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeparting from traditional glassblowing, Ries pioneered an entirely different approach: sculpting with cold, rare optical crystal. Using reductive techniques—cutting, grinding, and polishing—he developed his own tools and processes to carve immense crystal blocks sourced from Schott Optical, some weighing thousands of pounds. These massive blocks became vessels of pure light, painstakingly reduced into luminous forms that refract, reflect, and transform illumination into a living, shifting presence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRies himself characterizes his work as a “vessel for light”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pictures are an integral part of the description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please view them carefully and if you have any questions now is the time to ask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e International shipments:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eImport duties, taxes and brokerage charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These are normally collected by the carrier. These charges are the buyers responsibility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease check with your countries customs office to determine what these additional costs will be, prior to buying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LUX416","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49152087130363,"sku":null,"price":3865.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/6238\/6171\/files\/IMG_9263.jpg?v=1786028384","url":"https:\/\/lux416.com\/products\/christopher-ries","provider":"LUX416","version":"1.0","type":"link"}