Lot No. 29


Vašíček Aleš (Ostrava 1947)


The Deep
golden topaz glass, moulded in a form, cut and polished, sign. and dat. Ales Vasicek 2012, 47 x 91 x 12 cm

The work is from the author’s studio

Exhibited: Vše Nejlepší!, České sklářské umění, MDA Prague, 2012
Exhibit on the 25th anniversary of the Stölting Gallery, Hamburg, 2013
Neodvolám, Empírový skleník, Prague Castle, 2015

After studying at the Glassmaking Secondary School in Železný Brod, Aleš Vašíček continued to study under prof. Libenský at the VŠUP in Prague, graduating in 1972. Together with his peers Oldřich Plíva, Yan Zoritchak and Marian Karel, he represented new cut “prismatic” sculptures. At the end of the 1980s, the author began to work with the fused sculpture technique, for which he won the significant Grand Prix award in Kanazawa in Japan. His objects are based on geometric shapes, circles and squares are characteristic for him. The author uses the translucence of the glass and color nuances in the matter of the glass used.

15.10.2015 - 20:00

Realized price: **
CZK 160,000.-
Estimate:
CZK 250,000.-
Starting bid:
CZK 160,000.-

Vašíček Aleš (Ostrava 1947)


The Deep
golden topaz glass, moulded in a form, cut and polished, sign. and dat. Ales Vasicek 2012, 47 x 91 x 12 cm

The work is from the author’s studio

Exhibited: Vše Nejlepší!, České sklářské umění, MDA Prague, 2012
Exhibit on the 25th anniversary of the Stölting Gallery, Hamburg, 2013
Neodvolám, Empírový skleník, Prague Castle, 2015

After studying at the Glassmaking Secondary School in Železný Brod, Aleš Vašíček continued to study under prof. Libenský at the VŠUP in Prague, graduating in 1972. Together with his peers Oldřich Plíva, Yan Zoritchak and Marian Karel, he represented new cut “prismatic” sculptures. At the end of the 1980s, the author began to work with the fused sculpture technique, for which he won the significant Grand Prix award in Kanazawa in Japan. His objects are based on geometric shapes, circles and squares are characteristic for him. The author uses the translucence of the glass and color nuances in the matter of the glass used.


Auction: Fragile Power of Glass
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 15.10.2015 - 20:00
Location: ZIBA, Na Příkopě 20, Praha 1
Exhibition: 01.10. - 15.10.2015


** Purchase price excl. buyer's premium and VAT

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