David Ruth

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mahitu', 2013 by David Ruth

2013

'Mandul' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called ...

'Mangaia' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails ar...

'Maina' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails are created through rolling molten glass into various forms and shapes. They are then placed within clear glass and fused into one large piece through kiln casting. This technique creates a layered, suspended, and vibrant three-dimensional space within. About the Internal Space Series: David’s experiments with sheet glass and fusing led him to try to make the glass thicker to see more interior space. It was during this time a professor pointed out that he was working with a metaphor, for which the internal space of the glass was the equivalent to the internal life of the mind. This became his operating mantra but also forced him to come to terms with the casting of thick sections. “Creating those internal spaces came with some problems. Other than telescope mirrors, I did not know that anyone annealed glass in a kiln for more than a day or two. When pieces cracked after five...

'Baquba' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq. "In 2005, a fe...

Vaclav's work reflects what is stored somewhere in the depths of the soul. He does not seek inspiration on the surface of things but in what is hidden under the surface, inside the s...

Vaclav's work reflects what is stored somewhere in the depths of the soul. He does not seek inspiration on the surface of things but in what is hidden under the surface, inside the s...

Heat reflecting glass and half mirror, 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm // 25.6 in x 4.7 in x 2.7 in. Limited edition of 5. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. In the ‘Move’ series, which began in the 2000’s, the artist presents vertical sculptures standing with a powerful and delicate presence. For the series, Toshio Iezumi...

In "Elevation," Czech sculptor Josef Marek plays with the contrasts: interior/exterior, transparency/opacity, lightness/darkness, tall/narrow. The elegant work appears simple at firs...