Stanislav Libenský
Czech, 1921 - 2002Jaroslava Brychtová
Czech, 1924 - 2020Horizon, 1992-2005
Not on view
Cast glass
Dimensions33 × 43 × 11 1/2 in., 500 lb. (83.8 × 109.2 × 29.2 cm, 226.8 kg)
Courtesy of the Isabel Foundation, L2017.74
The artistic collaboration between Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová has fundamentally shaped the landscape of contemporary glass, redefining its use as a sculptural medium rather than a purely industrial material. Both artists thought of glass in terms of light. Libenský once said, “There is an illuminating space within this material that doesn’t exist in any other medium.”
Their artwork started as drawings by Libenský that translated into clay sculpture by Brychtová. After each artist approved of the final design a plaster mold would be filled with glass chunks and heated until the material melted. After the glass cooled, which could take months, the artists would complete any polishing, grinding, or other cold work techniques to achieve their final vision.
