Spatia Virides I (Illusive Cube with Prism)

Object NameMaquette

Maker Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924-2020)

Maker Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1991-1992

Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Zelezny Brod

TechniqueMold-melted, cut

SizeOverall H: 12 cm, D: 9.2 cm, L: 15.9 cm

Accession Number93.3.18

Credit LineGift of Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Czech Glass Now: Contemporary Sculpture, 1970-2004

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent green non-lead glass, slight amount of uranium; mold-melted in a mold, cut, ground, polished. Asymmetrical small solid sculpture in one piece; sculpture is formally divided into two sections--the larger is a hexagonal "flattened" cube formed of low planes of triangles and parallelograms creating the illusion of a three-dimensional cube, one corner of "cube" is attached to a triangular prism-shaped leg extended at an angle; overall scattered internal air traps; all edges ground and polished flat; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924-2020) - 1993

Source Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002) - 1993