clear glass, sprinkled with iron and copper oxides, height 80 cm, signed. RONY
PLESL, 1990s.
Plesl's glass work, based primarily on working with cast, repeated and cut glass, has a distinctive sculptural morphology that stems from both from both organic and geometric motifs. The artist follows the classical and historical artistic periods and shifts them into the form of contemporary design. The basis of Plesl's work is respect for traditional and artisanal glassmaking technologies and their precise control, which he further develops innovative processes and technologies. An example of this is the use of new technology of fused glass casting, which enables the realization of large-scale compact fused works.
Rony Plesl (born 1965), glass artist, designer, graduated from the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in the 1980s in Železný Brod and the Glass and Jewellery Studio at the Prague University of Applied Arts Academy of Arts and Crafts. In 2002 he founded his own studio and since 2008, he has been the head of the Glass Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he was appointed in 2017 professor in 2017. He collaborates with major international brands and architectural studios, for which he realizes design glass commissions. He is an internationally recognized author, regularly participates in important glass shows and exhibitions.
