BUCK BIOGRAPHY

"RENOWNED SCULPTOR AND VISIONARY ARTIST, BUCK GLASS, SEAMLESSLY BRIDGES THE DIVIDE BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL AND FINE ART. "

        RYAN "BUCK" HARRIS IS AN AMERICAN GLASS ARTIST, SCULPTING BY FLAME FOR OVER 20 YEARS.  BUCK LIVES IN THE OREGON FOREST AND WORKS OUT OF A PRIVATE RIVERSIDE STUDIO — DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE’S RAW ENERGY.

        FAMOUS FOR HIS ANATOMICAL SKELETONS, ILLUMINATING CHANDELIERS, AND ELABORATE SCULPTURAL ENGINEERING, BUCK HAS PRODUCED A VAST PORTFOLIO WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST AND MOST INTRICATE BOROSILICATE GLASS ART WORKS IN EXISTENCE. 

        IN 2024, BUCK'S WORK MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST FUNCTIONAL GLASS ART PERMANENTLY INSTALLED AT THE MUSEUM OF GLASS.  BUCK’S WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY, WITH SHOWS IN NEW YORK, LA, CANADA, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND.  HIS WORK CAN BE FOUND IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD.

        IN AN EMERGING ART FORM OF OUR TIME, BUCK HAS RISEN AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER  — DEVELOPING A DISTINCTIVE STYLE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT IS SELF TAUGHT AND ENTIRELY HIS OWN. HIS ARTISTIC ESSENCE RADIATES THROUGH EVERY METICULOUS DETAIL WITH COLOR, SHAPES, OPTICS AND SYMMETRY. BUCK HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY OVER THE YEARS TO KEEP ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF BOTH MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE. 

        BUCK IS AN EXPERT IN THE CREATIVE SCIENCE OF BOROSILICATE GLASS MATERIAL AND ITS MANIPULATIONS.  DOWN TO THE UNIQUE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, HE FORMULATES GLASS, MIXING AND BLENDING HIS OWN CUSTOM COLORS. HIS PROGRESSION IS ONE OF PURE CREATIVE DRIVE AND PASSION. BUCK'S VISION KNOWS NO BOUNDS.