Sculpture VIII (from the Bowl series)
Artist: František Vízner (Czech, born 1936)
Date: 1987
Dimensions:
4 x 10 9/16 in. (10.1 x 26.8 cm)
Medium: Cast glass
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe
Object number: 1993.10
Label Text:Although based on the shape of a functional bowl, this elegant geometric form by Czech artist František Vízner is strictly a nonfunctional sculpture. Vízner does not work with hot glass; rather, he creates a drawing, selects a solid block of glass, and then spends hours contouring the glass by cutting, drilling, and grinding with diamond-tipped tools. He creates nuance in his works by varying the thickness of the glass. The result of his cold-working processes gives his massive forms a velvety surface and gemstone-like quality.
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