Plate with Abstract Decoration

Object Name: 
Plate with Abstract Decoration

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Object Name: 
Plate with Abstract Decoration
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Skrdlovice
Accession Number: 
83.3.232
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.8 cm, Diam: 31.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1957
Web Description: 
This plate is an example of the transference of abstract painting onto glass. The glassworks at Skrdlovice, east of Prague, was known for its innovative methods of glassblowing. A production designer as well as a freelance artist, Vladimír Jelínek attended the Specialized School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov from 1949 until 1952. He then trained under Josef Kaplický at the Academy of Applied Arts, graduating in 1958. Many glass factories, such as those at Škrdlovice, Nový Bor, Karolinka, and Karlovy Vary, employed his design capabilities. Noted for his willingness to experiment, Jelínek won many state awards and exhibited at major international glass shows. His work was on display at Expo ’58 in Brussels and at the XIIth Triennale in 1960 in Milan. At Expo ’67, in Montreal, he exhibited a large sculpture that was inspired by machines and modern technology.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection
1983
Color: 
deep red
yellow
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
applied decoration
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
V. Jelinek
Signature
: 
on base

Description

Primary Description: 
Plate with Abstract Decoration. Deep red glass; blown, hot-worked, applied color. Circular rounded rim; abstract yellow decoration beneath colorless glass surface of top side resembles calligraphy; several large bubbles beneath glass surface; concave polished pontil area on base; signed on base: "V. Jelinek".

Exhibitions (2)

Decades in Glass: The 50's
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-09-22 through 2004-03-01
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2004-06-17 through 2004-10-03
Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965
Venue(s)
Dan Klein Ltd
 

Publications (6)

Mid 20th Century Glass in Czechoslovakia: Design in an Age of Adversity (2005) illustrated, p. 73;
Corning glass museum goes back to the '50s (2003-09-08) illustrated, p. 1A;
West Bridge Show to Focus on Glass Designs of the '50s (2003) illustrated, p. 3; BIB# AI62227
Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965 (1983) #99; BIB# 30951
Modernes böhmisches Glas (1963) illustrated, p. 66, #81; BIB# 28071
Modern Bohemian Glass (1963) illustrated, p. 64, #81; BIB# 19108