PETR HORA (1949). DESIGNER VASE MADE OF GLASS, N BLUE, WHITE AND RED, MULTIPLE STUDIO GLASS, 2008, HEIGHT APPROX. 27 CM.

Great designer nose by Czech glass artist Petr Hora (b. 1949) from 2008.
Handmade vase made of multiple studio glass in the colors blue, red and white; signed with “Petr” on the bottom and dated 2008.

Height ca. 27 cm
Diameter ca. 11 cm
Opening ca. 8 cm

Petr Hora was born on April 12, 1949 in Brno, Czech Republic. He attended the glass school for applied arts in Zelezny Brod, Chlum u Trebon. He was awarded the Quadriennale for Applied Arts, the Bavarian State Prize of IHM Erfurt (International Crafts Fair Munich) and Goldmetall. Hora's works are in the collections of the Bohemian Art Glass Museum, Karuizawa (Japan); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (USA); Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk (USA); Corning Museum of Glass, Corning (USA), Mobile (USA); Seven Bridges Foundation, Greenwich (USA) and The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University (USA).

For over 20 years, Hora has been researching glass as an art material and using his extraordinary imagination to create shapes and images into distinctive sculptures. He was influenced by many things; the ancient arts, the pyramids, contemporary architecture, the human form, and images from nature. What appears flawless, minimalistic and even simple is the result of his intensive work with glass over many years.
See http://www.petrhora.com/.