Fritz dreisbach biography

Born in Cleveland, Fritz Dreisbach is the recipient of four degrees: a B. A founding member of the Glass Art Society in , he served two terms as president. A major catalyst in the studio glass movement, Dreisbach has long experimented with the chemistry of glass, as well as with color, optics, and shape to increase the motility of his work.

Biography.

He has studided the history of glass, drawing particular inspiration from the Venetian latticinio glass of the Italian Renaissance and early American glass. Kenneth R. Fritz Dreisbach took his first glassblowing class at the University of Iowa in and since then has come to play a major part in the studio glass movement. Known as "the Johnny Appleseed of glass," he has led workshops and demonstrations for artists and students around the world for over forty years.

Dreisbach has studied the history of glass extensively. Many of his creations are inspired by early American glass and Venetian latticino glass. Dating from the Italian Renaissance, latticino involves the meticulous arrangement of glass filaments into a lattice within the glass. Dreisbach experiments with the chemistry of glass, as well as the color, shape, and optics to create movement in his pieces.

This interplay between experimentation and control has become a hallmark of his work.

Fritz Dreisbach is an American studio glass artist and teacher who is recognized as one of the pioneers of the American Studio Glass Movement.

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