Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova, who were both born in the Czech Republic, produced glass sculptures together. From 1954 onwards they maintained a unique working style by which Brychtova created three-dimensional models in clay based on Libensky’s drawings, and then made glass casting molds from them. Their wide-ranging activities, from sculpture to architecture, exerted great influence on their artist contemporaries. This work is part of the Arcus series that they worked on in the early 1990s. Consisting of semicircular outlines and straight vertical lines, the deep blue translucent glass creates a gradation due to differences in its thickness. The viewing experience is akin to looking up at backlit clouds.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)
Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova, who were both born in the Czech Republic, produced glass sculptures together. From 1954 onwards they maintained a unique working style by which Brychtova created three-dimensional models in clay based on Libensky’s drawings, and then made glass casting molds from them. Their wide-ranging activities, from sculpture to architecture, exerted great influence on their artist contemporaries. This work is part of the Arcus series that they worked on in the early 1990s. Consisting of semicircular outlines and straight vertical lines, the deep blue translucent glass creates a gradation due to differences in its thickness. The viewing experience is akin to looking up at backlit clouds.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)