Libenský / Brychtová

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Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová are amongst the most famous glass artists. ^[1]

Their works are included in many major modern art collections, for example, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum as well as regularly displaying their pieces at other temporary exhibitions.^[2]

Jaroslava, an educated sculptor (and daughter of the glass artist Jaroslav Brychta), and Stanislav, originally a painter, later a glass artist and a leading figure at glass school in Nový Bor[1], headmaster of the glass school in Železný Brod[2] and VŠUP [3] professor, first met in 1954, when Jaroslava asked Stanislav to let her sculpt one of his paintings. Their artistic infatuation soon led to a closer relationship and in 1963 they married. Since then they have worked together: Mr. Libenský paints and sketches, and Ms. Brychtová makes clay sculptures from his designs. Master craftsmen follow with plaster moulds that are filled with glass shards and fired: heated for two or three days and slowly cooled for as long as a month. The final phase is polishing and possibly slightly improving the resulting shape. ^[3]

Their work, instantly recognisable, is characterised by simple block shapes infused with subtle colour and nuances.

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• Short biography and photographs of Libenský / Brychtová works

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