Artist

Boris Bally

born Chicago, IL 1961
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Courtesy Boris Bally.
Born
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Biography

Boris Bally's work celebrates the processes of a skilled metalsmith. He served as an apprentice goldsmith in Switzerland before returning to the United States to earn his degree at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Recycling and preserving our resources is important to Bally, who is best known for combining precious and industrial materials into elegant, colorful pieces that serve as sculpture, tableware, and jewelry all at once.

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Boris Bally, Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (1 of 4), 1988, hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 1994.43.1, © 1988, Boris Bally
Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (1 of 4)
Artist
Date1988
hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver
On view
Boris Bally, Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (2 of 4), 1988, hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 1994.43.2, © 1994, Boris Bally
Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (2 of 4)
Artist
Date1988
hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver
On view
Boris Bally, Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (4 of 4), 1988, hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 1994.43.4, © 1994, Boris Bally
Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (4 of 4)
Artist
Date1988
hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver
On view
Boris Bally, Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (3 of 4), 1988, hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 1994.43.3, © 1994, Boris Bally
Stacked Pentagon Candle Sculpture (3 of 4)
Artist
Date1988
hand-fabricated, die-formed and cold-joined silver-plated brass, slate, and sterling silver
On view