Cube in Sphere
Artist
Libenský, Stanislav
(Czech, 1921 - 2002)
Artist
Brychtová, Jaroslava
(Czech, 1924 - 2020)
Date1980-1981
OriginCzech Republic
MediumCast glass
Dimensions19 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (50.2 × 50.2 × 50.2 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.80
Label TextStanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921 – 2002); Jaroslava Brychtova, (Czech, born 1924)
Cube in a Sphere
Mold-melted, cut, and polished glass, 1979
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
In 1970, husband and wife collaborators Stanislav Libenský and Yaroslava Brychtová entered into their “crystal period” with the creation of small geometrical crystal sculptures that explored the illusionistic qualities of glass. Prism in a Sphere from 1979 represents the peak of this period and is based on experiments, begun in 1976, with reverse perspective in a spherical space. The massive, mold-melted sculpture consists of two half-spheres that are cut to accommodate a rectangular prism in the center. The refraction causes the larger end of the internal prism to flare out like a comet’s tail.
Status
On view
