COLIN REID - Glass

Colin Reid is one of Britain's most highly regarded artists in glass. Most of his one off pieces of cast optical glass are sold abroad and his work is represented in many important collections which include The V & A, London ( 3 acquisitions ), The Corning Museum of Glass New York ( 2 acquisitions ) and The Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art.

An associate member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, Colin Reid has been commissioned to cast several major sculptural installations, including pieces for 3 cruise liners, company reception areas and a 3.5 m high piece in glass and steel for Shanghai Library, China. Colin studied art at St Martins School of Art in the early seventies, after which he worked in industry as a Scientific Glassblower and ran his own studio in London in 1977 and 1978. After graduating from Stourbridge School of Art with a First Class degree in 1981, Colin set up his studio in Gloucestershire and between then and now has participated in over 200 exhibitions around the world, including 11 solo shows in the USA.

Colin uses optical glass for its purity and consistency. Elements of his sculptures are sometimes cast from natural forms (old timbers of slabs of rock), but the intrigue and excitement in his work is mostly achieved by the cutting and polishing of one or more faces to create reflections within the piece or make most use of the refractive properties of the glass.

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