{"id":6552,"date":"2024-04-30T15:25:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frantisekjungvirt.com\/en\/portfolio_page\/garden-vases-uniques-hand-cut-3-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:52:17","slug":"garden-vases-uniques-hand-cut-3-2","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/www.frantisekjungvirt.com\/en\/portfolio_page\/garden-vases-uniques-hand-cut-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DARK CAVE ANIMALS – EDITION OF ARTISTIC COLLECTIBLE VASES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A unique collectible series of vases decorated with hot-glass modeled animals.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each piece is unique<\/strong>, mouth-blown<\/strong> into a wooden mold. The glass animals are hands modeled<\/strong>\u00a0by glass master Martin \u0160tef\u00e1nek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Collectable artistically rendered objects-vases that work with the minimalism of form and the legacy of “free-thinking” surrealism and postmodernism.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These vase-objects are an example of high-craft craftsmanship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Glass that won’t leave us cold.”<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For these, to some, frightening objects<\/strong>, I deliberately work with my “iconic” minimalistic vase shapes in earthy colors, on which perfectly crafted, modeled figurines<\/strong> of imitations of living creatures stand out perfectly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I deliberately choose those who often scare us<\/strong> or are the cause of our phobias or nightmares. Striving for a hyper-realistic depiction<\/strong> of each individual creature (spider, beetle, crow, etc.<\/strong>) allows us to examine them from a real proximity and touch them, partially overcoming our fears.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My painting approach and thinking are reflected in the vases. The realistic motifs of animals<\/strong> and flowers, which I often scientifically examine through painting, become 3D due to the collaboration with the glass master Martin \u0160tef\u00e1nek<\/strong>, and we are able to feel all the details. I am loosely following up on my project of 3D modeled enamel animals from 2019 (Still life with fruit and animals<\/strong><\/a>) and my 2 graduation projects (Frangible Scenery<\/a> and Floral Creatures<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The vases-objects were made by glass master Martin \u0160tef\u00e1nek<\/strong>, Desn\u00e1, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each vase is hand signed, certified and numbered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information at\u00a0frantisekjungvirt@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photos by Anna Pleslov\u00e1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n