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Arcus 1
Libensky, Stanislav, born 1921 - Enlarge image
Arcus 1
- Object:
Sculpture
- Place of origin:
Zelezny Brod, Czech Republic (made)
- Date:
1991 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Libensky, Stanislav, born 1921 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Mould-melted glass
- Museum number:
C.4-1993
- Gallery location:
Glass, room 129, case EXP
Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova, husband and wife, worked together for over 40 years. They pioneered sculptural glass in Czechoslovakia, developing the technique of mould-melting glass, in which large chunks of raw glass are laid into a mould taken from an original clay model and fired in a furnace. Teaching generations of students, Libensky passed on this technique, which is now a classic hallmark of Czech glass. 'Arcus' is a monumental abstract sculpture in which Libensky and Brychtova have explored geometry and optical effects.
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