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David Ruth Sculptures

American, b. 1951
David Ruth is an Oakland, California based glass sculptor that has been making large-scale cast glass sculptures and architectural features for over 30 years. Often featuring bright colors and contrasting polished surfaces with rough textures, the work has been featured in architecture, museums, and in galleries around the world. He holds degrees in History from University of California at Santa Cruz and glass from California College of the Arts. Over the years he has taught various workshops and classes in glass techniques and is considered an innovator in glass casting.
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Artist: David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Haumi', 2004 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Haumi' 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 ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study: Fence', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study: House is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue painterly brushstroke formations in glass ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Al Okab', 1993 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Al Okab' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies an...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Dar Zubi', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Dar Zubi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails are...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Al Safi', 1993 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Al Safi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies an...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sanawa', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Sanawa' 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...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study: Tree', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study: Tree is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue painterly brushstroke formations in glass c...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Malaita 3', 2022 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Malaita 3' is a contemporary cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from the Chill Project Series. The series is one of David's first explorations in casting natural forms in natural gl...
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2010s Contemporary David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Vela', 1995 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Vela' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies and s...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Kotu', 2023 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Kotu' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal pieces, b...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ras Algethi', 1995 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Ras Algethi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies and stars. David fused various colored glass creates a layered, suspended, and vibrant three-dimensional space within an spiral form. 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...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist David Ruth Sculptures

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Glass

David Ruth sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic David Ruth sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of sculptures to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by David Ruth in glass, metal, stainless steel and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large David Ruth sculptures, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. David Ruth sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,000 and tops out at $100,000, while the average work can sell for $19,763.

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