David Reekie is an English glass sculptor who uses drawing and glass casting to express his vision of the human condition.
10 Facts About David Reekie
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At Stourbridge, David Reekie studied under the pioneering glass sculptor Harry Seager whose plate glass stacking pieces, were ahead of his time.
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David Reekie drew inspiration from Professor Keith Cummings commonly known as the father of English cast glass.
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David Reekie went on to study at Birmingham College of Art Education, eventually obtaining a fellowship in glass at Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts.
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In 1976 David Reekie was part of a group of glass artists who founded British Artist's in Glass, now the Contemporary Glass Society This organisation was partly instrumental in bringing David Reekie's work international recognition.
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David Reekie has lectured extensively on glass sculpture and his own casting technique, in the UK Europe, US and Australia.
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An early enthusiast of cast glass, David Reekie has developed his own distinct version of the lost wax casting method.
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David Reekie is not simply an artist, but a craftsman par excellence, and it is here the skills of his craft first come to the fore.
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David Reekie looks outside the barrier, perhaps hoping for a world with fewer rules and restrictions.
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David Reekie is considered the 'heart and tongue' of Ra, and the means by which Ra's will is translated into speech.