Alexander Art Glass



Alexander Art Glass

About The Artist

Chris Alexander • Houston, TX
Glass • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS

I am a glass artist originally trained in architecture at the University of Virginia and Georgia Tech. I began my glass practice thirty years ago working in stained glass. Within the past ten years, I have also been fusing glass. Recently, I have been expanding my practice by creating metal and glass sculptural works. The creation of glasswork holds an interesting space on the creative spectrum. It is an alchemical medium. I believe it is simultaneously craft, architecture and fine art, all of which I love.



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Tell us how your work is made.

I work with glass in a number of ways; stained glass involves hand cutting, fitting and soldering the work together. Kiln-formed glass requires planning, assembling and understanding how heat and glass react in the kiln. My three-dimensional work is often a combination of the two, and involves explorations in new ways to connect glass and metal.


What makes you passionate about the medium you work with?

The creation of glasswork holds an interesting space on the creative spectrum. It is an alchemical medium. I believe it is simultaneously craft, architecture and fine art. It has a constructivist component that is architectural and craft-like. Yet its symbolic and historically narrative role brings it into a realm of artistic conversation. As a material, glass is beautiful, dynamic and technically challenging. It invites experimentation with concepts of translucency, opacity, reflectivity, and fluidity. I find it to be the perfect medium to explore our societal definitions of art, craft and self.

What is something unique about you or your practice?

I believe my architectural background helps my works to create artistic impact through compelling design. In the past ten years I have been focusing on adding techniques such as glass fusing and metal working to my tool box, which have pushed my practice in new directions. I am frequently aiming to take traditional stained glass techniques and materials, and use them in experimental ways to create three-dimensional sculptural forms.