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Artist Statement:
Rick L. Silas: Inventor and
patent holder on Cold Bent
Glass & Shattered Laminated
Glass Technologies. Rick L.
Silas has been a working
artist for the last twenty
five years in Canada. After
five years of formal art
studies, in Montreal and
Calgary, he abandoned
traditional mediums in favor
of contemporary ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Sidney Fine Art Show October
11 - 14, 2007
Juror's Choice Award for
"Discovery" glass sculpture...
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Artist Galleries:
coming soon to...
Main Street Gallery
The Pier
Sidney, British Columbia,
Canada
Gallery of Artisans
Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada
The Finer Things Gallery
Shawnigan Lake, British
Columbia, Canada
The New West Gallery
Sidney, British Columbia,
Canada
www.thenewwestgallery.com...
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Artist Reviews:
Sidney Fine Art Show October
2007
Juror's Choice Award for
"Discovery" glass sculpture
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS:
Discovery Channel - "Daily
Planet" 1st Aired April 17 &
18, 2007..shown again, June
2007
Watch Rick L. Silas create a
large glass sculpture using
his patented cold bent glass
process. More information can
be ...
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Collections:
Numerous Private Collections
throughout Canada, United
States & Europe...
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Commissions:
Rick has done literaly
hundreds of private and
corporate commissions over the
past twenty years below is
just a sampling:
Dr. Cliff Leachman, Victoria,
BC, CANADA, 2007
Dr. G. Kersten, Victoria, BC,
Canada, 2006
Dr. G. Siren, Victoria, BC,
Canada, 2006
Four Mile Pub, Victoria, BC,
Canada, 2006
Nick Wemys, ...
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Rick L Silas Biography:
| Biographical information for Rick L Silas can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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55
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
Believe in God - No organized |
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| Education |
Graduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Work, reseach and development of new technologies in glass. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Glass
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Henry Moore
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| Favorite Work of Art |
The Archer by Henry Moore
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I chose to follow my muse rather than “security” after watching my parents, through no fault of their own, loose everything they had worked extremely hard for. I realized the only real possession that could never be taken from me was my creative gifts. Over the past 40 years I have been singularly focussed on my art and the desire to create something the artworld has never seen before. I believe I have achieved this now as I have to date, invented many techniques in reclaimed cold worked glass. The most interesting one actually allows me to bend glass without heat…the ultimate sculptors medium. This process allows me to create pieces “hot” glass artists cannot achieve as I am not limited by scale or temperature. I have many visions yet to create. Which I hope I can accomplish in this lifetime. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Rick L. Silas: Artist, Inventor and patent holder on Cold Bent Glass & Shattered Laminated Glass Technologies. Rick L. Silas has been a working artist for the last twenty five years in Canada. After five years of formal art studies, in Montreal and Calgary, he abandoned traditional mediums in favor of contemporary materials. In an effort to support himself while developing this new art form, he approached large corporations such as glass and plastic suppliers to take his work in trade for their materials. Silas’ canvas became tempered plate glass, his paints the latest in liquid polymers and spray enamels. Twenty-five plus years of experimentation and thousands of pieces of successfully executed art and commercial installations has proven him to be a master of this dynamic medium. To view a wider selection of Rick's work visit his web site www.coldbentglass.com |
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