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Object NameSculpture
Artist Václav Cigler (Czech, b. 1929)
Studio Bratislava Academy of Fine Arts
Made FromOptical glass
Dateabout 1966-1971
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Bratislava
TechniqueCast optical lead glass, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 38 cm, W: 8.9 cm, Diam (max): 37.6 cm
Accession Number72.3.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Czech Sculpture from the Permanent Collection
Czech Glass Now: Contemporary Sculpture, 1970-2004
On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.
Interpretive Notes
Václav Cigler uses glass to create space. Throughout his career, he has investigated and artistically defined the mechanics of transparency and reflection. His sculptures are not meant to be displayed in neutral contexts, but to absorb, reflect, and interpret the world around them. They are designed to come alive in interaction with their environments.
Physical DescriptionColorless with pale yellow tint lead optical glass; cast, ground, polished. Thick solid disk that sits on edge; one side of disc with large concave circular lens positioned off-center, other side with smaller concave lens placed almost at center of disk, smaller lens overlapped by larger and occupies approximately one quadrant of the larger lens; all surfaces are polished; unsigned.
Provenance
Source Art Centrum - 1972
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