František Vízner's Cut Glass Bowls

Rabih Hage Gallery

London

Last week as I walked into the Rabih Hage Gallery at 69-71 Sloane Avenue in London I was taken by their new display of František Vízner's cut glass bowls. Each bowl is carved from a slab of optical grade glass creating a final object that seems to glow from the inside.

From Vízner's Website:

Vízner creates harmonious geometric objects instilled with internal tension. While his pieces are based on the shapes of functional bowls and plates, we understand their pure and simple volumes better as non-functional, sculptural forms. These compact, timeless forms demonstrate Vizner’s attention to proportion, admiration of glass material and, above all, high quality craftwork. No individual detail is allowed to interrupt the harmony and rationality of his objects. His work conceals passion, which he only gradually reveals.

Vizner’s extraordinary objects, with their clean, articulated lines and deep, luminous colours, continue to impress collectors around the world and are represented in the most prominent museum collections: Museum of Applied Art and Craft in Prague, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, The Corning Museum of Glass and many others.

František Vízner's Cut Glass Bowls at Rabih Hage Gallery