sculpture

Object NameHanging Sculpture

Artist György Buczkó (Hungarian, b. 1950)

Made FromNon-lead sheet glass, Rope, Metal

Date1991

Place MadeHungary, Budapest

TechniqueCut, fused, slumped

SizeOverall H: 120.0 cm, W: 38.0 cm, D: 13.8 cm

Accession Number95.3.23

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Miller Gallery, NY)

Favorites From the Contemporary Glass Collection

Gallerie Rob van den Doel: International Glascentrum

On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The dark and roughened surface of Gyorgy Buczko's mysterious sculpture is suggestive of an ancient relic, perhaps the letter of a forgotten language, or even a hieroglyph. Buczko has a deep interest in the shapes of hieroglyphs and other symbols developed by early cultures. He says, "My interest stems from their simplified yet powerful appearance, in which only the essential elements remain after all the unnecessary factors are removed."

Physical DescriptionTransparent olive green non-lead sheet glass, white rope, metal hook; cut, fused, slumped. Hanging vertical sculpture of cut sheet glass in varying layers creating a flat band curving back on itself to form a "figure 8" ending with open (almost touching), slightly uneven, pointed base tips, top section is in shape of an upside down teardrop with radiating surface lines (created by glass layers) overlaid with texturing in high relief, lower section is vertical almond shape; overall uneven rough textured surface, remnants of mold material; sculpture hangs from a double loop with knot of common white rope suspended from a metal hook; silver paint in block letters on front, right, mid-point: "Buczkó/1991".
Provenance

Source Artbureau Commercial Co., Ltd. - 1995-01-16