Works

 

ARTIST

 

Marketa Silena

Marketa Silena mainly uses molten glass to create sculptures. The use of this technology can best reflect the delicate, bright and rustic details of the glass surface, as well as the light transmittance and light sensitivity of the stained glass. Instead of cutting and polishing the surface of the glass, she leaves behind the surface mechanism that naturally forms during the casting process. Optical glass can be tempting, but it can also be dangerous. We must protect ourselves from the harmful effects of our first sight. Glass art still seeks relatively natural and simple shapes. Please pay attention to the details of other glass jewelry created by Marketa.


Education & Teaching (Selected)

1976-1982Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Praque, prof. Stanislav Libensky
1972-1976High School for Glassmaking, Zelezny Brod, Czech Rep


Awards / Grants (Selected)

2002Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center ,Johnson, VT, USA
1995Residency Musee du Verre, Sars-Poteries, FR 
2nd prize,Daniel Swarovski Competition, Praque, Czech Rep
1985Award for glass industry design, Praque, Czech Rep


Exhibitions (Selected)

1995-2010Solo Exhibitions: 
Praque, Jablonec n/N, Czech Rep
2005Glasgalerie Hittfeld by Hamburg, Germany
1985-2012Group Exhibitions: 
Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Netherland, UK, France, Switzerland, Japan, U.S.A., Taiwan


Collections (Selected)

Musee du Verre, Sars-Poteries, FRA. 
National Liberty Museum Pensylvania, PA,USA. 
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague. 
Moravian Gallery, Brno. 
North Bohemian Museum, Liberec 
New Glass Collection Pardubice Castle 
Museum of Bohemian Paradise, Turnov, Czech Rep. 
and private collections of glass and jewellery