Wasserbauer Jaroslav *1962

Object

Sign. Wasserbauer Jar., in the form of fused, cut and polished glass, deep red and brown tinted, height 34 cm
Provenance: acquired by the owner from the artist's studio. Wasserbauer's glass works are characterized by robust sculptural objects formed from coloured glass melt. The artist uses its specific properties and malleable possibilities to create abstracted sculptures. In them, he applies mainly a reduced geometric solution volumes, often accompanied by organic or vegetal motifs with structured surface. It plays an important role in the creative process working with matt and ground surface areas and, above all, with the effect of natural light falling on the object. While the matt surface sculpture reflects and diffuses light, sculpting it in space, a polished surface absorbs light, lets it in and reveals the inner space of the sculpture. The effect of light, multiplied by colour pigments, is unique. The luminous and colour qualities of the sculpturally conceived of the objects made of noble material make them exceptional works of art. The glass work of Jaroslav Wasserbauer loosely follows the strong tradition of the Czech glass school, which was formed at the turn of the 1950s and in 1960´s. Her circle included mainly students Josef Kaplický's students at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague, i.e. Stanislav Libenský, Miluše Roubíčková, Vladimír Kopecký and Václav Cígler, who raised the glass sculpture to the level of monumental sculpture sculpture. Since the 1990s, J. Wasserbauer has been working with fused sculpture, in which he draws inspiration from both living and inanimate nature, especially vegetative forms. anemones and underwater mushrooms, which fascinate him. In 2013, he participated in the design of glass prizes for the winners of the World Biathlon Championships.