We are delighted to present an exclusive on-line sculpture exhibition featuring 22 glass sculptures by Czech artist Josef Marek. Included is a wide-ranging group of sculptures from 5" to 39" tall, from clear to blue, yellow, gold, green, gray, rose and black.

Marek's work is a world of many sensations and contrasts. Most of his one-of-a-kind glass sculptures are based on seemingly simple geometry, yet they present mind-binding experiences when the viewer tries to understand how the various planes interact, how the hue varies from very deep to almost clear in a single object, or even how the objects can possibly stand. The circles, ovals, pyramids and rectangles distort and morph in front of one’s eyes. The openings, passages, negative spaces, pregnant with illusionary allusions, hold and transform light, take the viewer into the center and through the sculpture.

Marek is on top of his technique thanks to his extensive training in many glass working processes and his considerable experience in re-melting glass in molds, glass cutting, polishing and using the almost forgotten technique of glue-chipping, or tarnishing, adding to the overall effect. But the techniques are not what interests him most. Through his fastidious design practice and the inherently magical properties of glass, Marek yearns to give us a unique experience, perhaps even a transcendental encounter with the physical world.

Click the link below to read a recent interview of the artist by gallery owner and curator, Brigitte Micmacker.