Frantisek vizner biography

František Vízner was the great minimalist in Czech glass art.
František Vízner is one of the most prominent glass artists.
A major Czech glass artist.

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František Vízner: positive destiny

František Vízner was the great minimalist in Czech glass art. While still a student he perfected a technique and a sense of form that has sustained him throughout a distinguished career of some fifty years.

His training was lengthy and rigorous, first at the Specialized Schools of Glassmaking in Nový Bor and Železný Brod, followed by six years of study at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague under Professor Karel Štipl. Vízner emerged from this with a group of glass vessels in his graduation year of 1962 that set a course for his future. He was among that early cohort of students newly emerging at a time when glass was especially promoted as an art-material as well as a utilitarian one, then vital to the country’s economy and identity. For Vízner, the vessel was to be more than sufficient as a vehicle for personal expression. His graduation work explored smoothly rounded cubes and rectangles and even in this, his earliest work, it is clear that he was thinking about m

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A major Czech glass artist. František Vízner (1936-2011) trained at the famous glassmaking schools in Nový Bor and Železný Brod before completing his studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague. After graduating from the academy, he was first engaged as a glass designer at Sklo Union in Teplice and subsequently worked with hot-shaped art glass at the Centre of Arts and Crafts Glassworks in Škrdlovice. Vízner left the Czechoslovak glass industry in 1975 to pursue a successful career as an independent artist, specialising in cut studio glass.

Throughout his career, Vízner worked towards creating harmonious geometric objects instilled with internal tension. While his pieces are based on the shapes of functional bowls and plates, we understand their pure and simple volumes better as non-functional, sculptural forms. These compact, timeless forms demonstrate Vizner’s attention to proportion, admiration of glass material and, above all, high quality craftwork. No individual detail is allowed to interrupt the harmony a

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Frantisek Vizner Biography

František Vízner (1936-2011) received his training at the renowned glass schools of Nový Bor and Železný Brod before completing his studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague. After graduating, he was initially employed as a glass designer at Sklo Union in Teplice and later worked with hot-shaped artistic glass at the Center of Artistic and Craft Glassworks in Škrdlovice. In 1975, Vízner abandoned the Czechoslovakian glass industry to pursue a successful career as an independent artist, specializing in studio glass cutting.
Throughout his career, Vízner created harmonious geometric objects that radiated internal tension. Although his pieces are based on the functional forms of bowls and plates, their pure and simple forms can be better understood as non-functional sculptures. These compact, timeless shapes highlight Vizner's attention to proportion, his admiration for the material glass and, above all, the high quality of the craftsmanship. No single detail can c