Beschreibung:

Martin Rosol (b. 1956) Inverted V Art Glass Sculpture, Massachusetts, late 20th/early 21st century, incised mark "Martin Rosol #1327," ht. 23, wd. 23 in. Note: Native Czechoslovakian Martin Rosol, who became a naturalized American citizen in 1994, traveled a long road in pursuit of his dream to be a glass artist. Rosol's earliest training came in his native country before Vaclav Havel and the 1989 Velvet Revolution transformed it from a communist regime to today's Czech Republic. Martin Rosol attended the School for Arts and Crafts in Prague, 1973-1976, then trained in coldworking at a company school designed to develop craftsmen to execute limited edition designs for art glass manufacturers. He became adept at executing functional objects by day, then using the day's leftover materials to create more abstract pieces at night. The communist government prohibited Rosol from selling his art but soon he was exhibiting in Europe and the United States. In 1981, Rosol was awarded the Bavarian State Prize for Glass Sculpture, an award given out each year in Munich for outstanding contributions in decorative art. During Martin Rosol's first trip to the United States in 1986 on a five-month visitor's visa, he worked with an established glass artist in New York State setting up the machines and assisting in his studio. He spent his spare time on his own work and sold at Holsten Galleries in Stockbridge. Upon his return to Czechoslovakia that summer, Rosol determined he would find a way to immigrate to the United States permanently, traveling with his family from Hungary, to Yugoslavia, Austria, and Germany, where they spent two years waiting for visas. Eventually they settled in Massachusetts, where Rosol lives and works today.