Post-Modern Art Glass Paperweight / Sculpture by Svoboda Karlov

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Gorgeous post-modern art glass paperweight / sculpture by Svoboda Karlov circa 1980s. Great period design with floating red, white, and … Read more Gorgeous post-modern art glass paperweight / sculpture by Svoboda Karlov circa 1980s. Great period design with floating red, white, and blue triangles in the manner of Alexander Calder. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 2.75"H. Selling a collection of Svoboda pieces. This item does not retain its original paper label on the side. Gorgeous piece!

Jaroslav Svoboda is a highly celebrated Czech glass artist and designer born in 1938. In 1990, he established his private glassworks studio, Glassworks Svoboda, located in the small village of Karlov in the Czech Republic. Art glass paperweights produced at the Svoboda Karlov studio are known for their striking late-20th-century postmodern designs, weightiness, and exceptional clear crystal.

One of the studio's hallmarks is capturing perfectly suspended, deliberate air bubbles inside clear or colored crystal domes. These often feature a deep cobalt blue or green center where the light dynamically refracts Postmodern Geometric Imbeds: Many iconic 1980s and 1990s pieces feature abstract, floating geometric designs—such as primary-colored triangles or neon zig-zag ribbons—reminiscent of the kinetic style of Alexander Calder. See less