Nicolas Schöffer Art

'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...

'Pura Gede' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brush...

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

'Rapota' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It was the last completed sculpture from this series. It features painterly bru...

"Cloud Study: Bird' is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white painterly brushstroke formations in glass called t...

'Sampalan' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibran...

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

Cloud Study #2 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and black painterly brush...

This ultra contemporary sculpture is an exploration of 3d spatial curvilinear geometry. The 'torus' form has been twisted around a vertical axis and then sliced into 50 contours whi...

Cloud Study #5 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white, yellow and black painterly brushstroke formations in g...

'Ha'apai' 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...

'Anturan' 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...