Young Czech Glass 1997

Exhibition date:  November – December 1997

Nine young Czech glass artists exhibit their works in Glasgalerie Hittfeld. All of these young Czech glass artists studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, whereby some of them already received international awards. The range of the more than 40 works, representing these artists, reaches from expressively painted hollow glass (Martin Velišek) to the traditional Czech technique of melted glass sculptures (Anna Matoušková).

Additionally these young Czech glass artists combine glass with other materials, such as metal (Rony Plesl, whose 2 m high glass sculptures are exhibited at the outside), sheet metal, wire and semi-precious stones (“Receptacles” by Jana Voldřichová) or glass and basalt (“Cups” by Alena Matějka). The shown glass objects not only present the variety of expressions and techniques of each artist, but at the same time they also demonstrate the continuous development of this young art.