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 adapted Cubism as a philosophical approach to their artmaking, leading to their innovative use of internal space in their glass sculptures. The Cube in Sphere is a visually captivating sculpture. 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 at the time in a factory setting and reflects the industrial bias of much Czech glass.
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