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Silent Understanding

Silent Understanding

 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Silent Understanding
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
Czech Republic, Zelezny Brod
Date: 
1998
Color
AAT
colorless
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 31.7 cm, L: 41.6 cm
Accession Number: 
2002.3.40
Credit Line: 
Gift of Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless, transparent green and blue glass; mold-melted, cut, assembled. Large geometric sculpture.
Label Text
Glass, more than any other man-made material, has the ability to capture, reflect, and refract light. The exploration of optical space and prismatic phenomena in glass is the focus of many artists working in small and large-scale sculpture and installations. Czech artists, in particular, have excelled in these studies. This is the first work by Bílek to enter the Museum’s collection.
Inscription
"#4224" On side Rectangular white sticker w/ black ink
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd. (Barry Friedman Ltd.), Source to 2002
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
Sculpture Gallery
Stained and Art Glass (2005-11) illustrated, p. 460; BIB# 87455
Displaying the Marvels of Glassmaking at the Corning Museum of Glass (2005-10) illustrated
Displaying the Marvels of Glassmaking at The Corning Museum of Glass (2005-09) illustrated, pp. 38-40;
Tip for the Top (2005-01) illustrated, p. 21;
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2002 (2003) illustrated, p. 39, right;

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