This piece is part of a series of objects exploring the combination of fibreglass and basalt fibre. Both materials are used in protective clothing to enable them to withstand high temperatures. Paradoxically, Zuzana has melted them in an attempt to rid them of this attribute.
Height 22 cm
Diameter 8 cm
Tomas Princ © Zuzana Kubelkova
Tomas Princ © Zuzana Kubelkova
Tomas Princ © Zuzana Kubelkova
Tomas Princ © Zuzana Kubelkova
© Gabriel Urbanek
 kubelkova_foto_tomas_princ (31).jpg.jpeg)
 kubelkova_foto_tomas_princ (5).jpg.jpeg)
 _kubelkova_foto_tomas_princ (17).jpg.jpeg)
 _kubelkova_foto_tomas_princ (14).jpg.jpeg)
 Deformation process_2012_kiln cast glass_photo_Gabriel Urb†nek (1).jpg.jpeg)
Zuzana Kubelkova
- Glass fuser
- Sousedovice, Czech Republic
- Master Artisan
Contact
Czech, English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Tomas Princ © Zuzana Kubelkova
Thinking outside the glass box
- • Zuzana creates dynamic pieces of glass fused with other substances
- • She experiments with materials including fibreglass and basalt
- • She won the Young Glass 2017 prize in Denmark
Zuzana Kubelková trained in glassmaking in North Bohemia. She creates glass objects, installations, paintings and drawings. Her main interest lies in combining glass with other materials and techniques, using their different characteristics to search for new experimental processes. Zuzana is open to all techniques especially casting and blowing, she experiments with colours, structures and chemicals. Since 2007, she has been involved in various exhibition projects and has successfully participated in international competitions, most recently receiving first prize at Young Glass 2017 in the Danish town of Ebeltoft, Achilles Stiftung prize at Cobrug Glass Prize 2022 and in the same year the third prize in Milano Vetro under 35 in Italy. Her objects are on show at Veste Coburg in Germany, in Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark and in many private collections all over the world.
Read the full interviewWorks
Photo: ©Gabriel Urbanek
Polyp
Photo: ©Gabriel Urbanek
Fiber
This light green vessel is part of a series of objects exploring the combination of fibreglass and basalt fibre. Both materials are used in protective clothing to enable them to withstand high temperatures. Paradoxically, Zuzana has melted them in an attempt to rid them of this attribute.
Height 30 cm
Diameter 10 cm
Photo: ©All rights reserved
Icy blue
These glass pieces are blown into a plaster mould using the Swedish overlay technique in combination with basalt fabric, giving the vases a unique texture. The white and blue contrast with the black basalt lines.
Length 12 cm
Width 12 cm
Height 13 cm
Photo: ©All rights reserved
Shrimp
The glass sculpture, for installation on a pedestal, is a combination of recycled grinding wheel and cast glass. The glass changes colour from green to pink depending on natural or artificial light. All the pieces are glued together.
Length 40 cm
Width 5 cm
Height 43 cm
Photo: ©All rights reserved
Tremors
The glass sculpture, for installation on a pedestal, is made from a combination of recycled grinding wheel and cast glass. The yellow and brown colours give the piece attractive tones from head to tail. All the pieces are glued together.
Length 60 cm
Width 6 cm
Height 13 cm
You may also like
Organised by
Under the high patronage of
In partnership with
