Ales Vacicek
Aleš Vašícek Personal Data: born 1947 in Ostrava – Czech Republic Education and Activities: 1962 -1966 Secondary School of Glassmaking, Železný Brod 1966 -1972 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague (Glass Studio of Prof. S. Libenský) since 1972 freelance glass artist 1989 Visiting Professor at Academy of Applied Arts, Geneva (CH) 1990 Visiting Professor at Glass Studio Sars-Poteries (F) Exhibitions: Prague, Brno, Pardubice, Nový Bor (CZ), Bratislava (SR), Paris, Annecy, Rouen (F), Brussels (B), London (GB), Lausanne, Lucerne, Geneva (CH), Nieuwegein (NL), Riihimäki (SF), Montreal (CN), New York, Corning, Washington, Toledo, Bay Harbor Islands (USA), Tokyo, Kanazawa (JP), Kuala Lumpur (MY), Hamburg, Lübeck Berlin, Coburg, Neumünster, Langenfeld, Düsseldorf, Seevetal-Hittfeld near Hamburg etc. After his initial cast glass objects which showed traces of hand shaping, this artist is meanwhile creating very accurate and well-defined glass sculptures. The design of Vašíček’s large objects is often geometric with polished surfaces with a rich variety of shapes and textures. The artistic meaning is specified by the explicit design of the exterior and the interior of the sculpture.
