The Cube in Sphere
Artist: Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002)
Artist: Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924 - 2020)
Date: 1978-1979 (recast in larger version 1989)
Dimensions:
Diam.: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Medium: Optical glass, cast
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe
Object number: 1993.5
Label Text:Husband-and-wife team Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová are considered to be among the Czech Republic’s preeminent glass artists, and their devotion to sculptural glass has exerted lasting international influence. The Cube n Sphere is a technically challenging and visually beguiling sculpture with innovative use of internal space. A premier example of the geometric, disciplined formal studies that Czech glass is known for, it is also a feat of technical accomplishment. Made of optical glass (an industrial material), the work could only have been fabricated in a factory setting and reflects the industrial bias of much Czech glass.
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