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Artist |
Roubicek, Rene |
Title |
Bubble Form |
Medium |
Blown and hot worked glass |
Date |
1976 |
Description |
René Roubícek (Prague 1922-2018 Prague) Bubble Form, 1976 Blown and hot worked glass 11 ¼ x 10 x 5 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2020 gift from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. M. Blair Corkran René Roubícek was a central figure in the Czech glass scene and known for his spontaneous and expressive blown works. Deeply inspired by nature, the artist ignored traditional vessel shapes in favor of sculpting glass in ways that echoed the appearance of liquid substances or plant life. Roubícek was esteemed for his ability to create technically difficult forms that appear effortless. He was also a pioneer of using glass as a material for expansive installations as in his as Bohemian Glass Forest (1967) for the Czech Pavilion at the '67 Montreal World's Fair, which featured tendrils of hot glass wrapped around tall metal rods to create soaring tree-like structures. |
Catalog Number |
2020.06.05 |
Search Terms |
Glass Glassblowing Glassworking Sculpture Abstract works Abstract sculpture Bubbles |
Credit line |
gift from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. M. Blair Corkran |