RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Kučerová, Irena
A1 Křenková, Zuzana
A1 Říhová, Vladislava
T1 Research of the glass cube typology employed in the post-war mosaic art
JF Průzkumy památek
YR 2018
VO 25
IS 1
SP 133
OP 148
DO 10.56112/pp.2018.1.09
UL https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-201801-0009.php
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 Železný 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.