Green Eye of the Pyramid
Artist
Stanislav Libenský
(Czech, 1921 - 2002)
Artist
Jaroslava Brychtová
(Czech, 1924 - 2020)
CultureCzech
Date1993-1997
MediumCast glass
Dimensions72 × 112 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (182.9 × 286.1 × 19.7 cm)
Base: 12 × 116 1/2 × 33 in. (30.5 × 295.9 × 83.8 cm)
Base: 12 × 116 1/2 × 33 in. (30.5 × 295.9 × 83.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson and Dudley Buist Anderson
Object number2017.1
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionGreen cast glass in 5 sections, mounted together in base to form the shape of a pyramid. At the center top the glass is depressed to form the shape of an eye.Label TextStanislav Libenský Czech, 1921–2002 Jaroslava Brychtová Czech, 1924-2020 Green Eye of the Pyramid, 1933–97 Cast glass This large-scale, cast-glass sculpture merges geometric abstraction with dynamic color. The artists were experimenting with transforming glass into “color in space.” The backlighting enhances the pyramidal form and illuminates the shape of an eye within the sculpture. When looking at the color, shape, or how the glass reflects or captures the light, what ideas come to mind? Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson and Dudley Buist Anderson 2017.1 ProvenanceLisa Shaffer Anderson and Dudley Buist Anderson; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, January 2017.Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 27, fig. 12.
