Michal Cimala
Winter in Krkonoše
65.000 CZK
About the artwork
Dominika Petrtýlová
Mrs. Vase
2025
Vase
Hand-blown glass, hand-painted
43,5 × 28 cm
In stock
A hand-blown glass vase in the shape of a female head, featuring hand-painted lips with a subtle hint of a smile. The motif of a vase shaped as a head is not new in the world of design and art; it appears in many iconic forms throughout history. After years of closely studying historical vases, the artist observed that many of them, through both their form and expression, resemble a female head. This perception was materialized in the object titled Paní Váza. The piece exists on the boundary between design and fine art. It is intended to express joy and self-confidence for everyday life. The artist draws inspiration from Pop Art as well as from the work of Ladislav Sutnar and David Lynch. Paní Váza thus represents an object situated between functional design and autonomous artistic expression.
About author
Dominika Petrtýlová (*1993) is a glass artist who graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), where she studied in the Glass Studio under the guidance of Rony Plesl. She considers herself a painter who uses glass vases instead of canvases. She pushes them beyond the boundaries of mere decorative objects, approaching them as a means of expression and elevating them to art objects. In her work, she combines realistic painting with symbolic or ironic elements and is not afraid of kitsch, humor, or references to street art.
