PT Journal
AU Kucerova, I
   Krenkova, Z
   Rihova, V
TI Research of the glass cube typology employed in the post-war mosaic art
SO Pruzkumy pamatek
PY 2018
BP 133
EP 148
VL 25
IS 1
DI 10.56112/pp.2018.1.09
WP https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-201801-0009.php
DE glass mosaic; glass mosaic cube typology; vertically pressed mosaic; rotationally pressed mosaic; hand-chopped mosaic; cast mosaic; sintered mosaic; flat glass mosaic; mosaic made of bars; monumental art creations of the second half of the 20 century
SN 12121487
AB The article provides a comprehensive overview of the mosaic cube types produced in the Czech lands that the former Czechoslovak artists used for mosaic art. In addition to the hand-chopped and prefabricated mosaic glass (pressed in plier moulds) and sintered mosaic described in literature, the article examines the production of mosaics and mosaic prefabricates from cut bars which were produced in Zelezny Brod in the 1950s. The reader learns about additional ways of using bars in mosaic artworks. The article explains differences between vertically and rotationally pressed cubes, localises their production, provides dating, and specifies their appearance. Furthermore, the production technology of cast (rolled) mosaic cubes, which are often mistaken for the sintered ones, is described. Finally, the summary presents the history of flat glass mosaic art. The artworks made of different types of mosaic cubes accompany the various mosaic cube production technology descriptions.
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