Reclining

1995

Not on view

Like many contemporary artists working in glass in the Czech Republic, Dana Zámecniková uses glass in ways that would have befuddled Bohemian masters of past centuries. In Reclining, sheets of glass are shaped into semitransparent limbs loosely cloaked by a gown fashioned from sheet lead. Zámecniková's training in architecture and scenography informs her work, which necessarily relates to the surrounding built environment.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Reclining
Designer: Dana Zámecniková (Czech, born Prague, 1945)
Date: 1995
Medium: Glass, oil paint, lead
Dimensions: 47 x 58 in. (119.4 x 147.3 cm) (in 6 parts)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Donna Schneier, 2000
Object Number: 2000.425a-f
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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