Born 1963 in the Czech RepublicJosef Marek uses natural qualities of glass mass and its ability to create the feeling of depth in a very short space. His practical sculptural training, exceptional talent and strong imagination gives him the advantage to approach glass from many different directions. Josef, in his simple, nearly minimalistic forms – influenced by his long stay in Japan as a professor at Toyama Institute of Glass Art – creates unreal spaces with mysterious feeling or creating objects out of glass in impossible positions denying gravity.