The functionalist Volman Villa was one of the most beautiful private residences during the First Republic, and today it rightfully belongs among them again. At the time of its creation, it served the family not only for housing, but also for representation. A number of formal and purely friendly meetings took place here, and the house was regularly visited by artists and other distinguished guests. We continue this tradition today and the space is brought to life again with artworks by contemporary young talents.
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One of the artists in residence is glass artist František Jungvirt, who teamed up with multi-disciplinary artist Pavlína Šváchová this season. Their joint collection of collectibles follows Jungvirt's significant Garden series, which, thanks to its minimalist form, presents the vase in its purest form. Jungvirt returns to this shape repeatedly, expanding the Garden range with more pieces and limited editions, as well as adding new color shades.
Šváchová created a removable glass sculpture for the vases from the Garden series, which elevates them to an art object. Using heat, he transforms the glass rod into a drawing line that emerges from a two-dimensional plane into space and acquires a sculptural quality. These abstract forms put in the position of materialized drawings that push the boundaries of traditional media perception. A key element of her work is the direct processing of glass, thanks to which an authentic artist's gesture is reflected in the work. The art form deliberately imitates various styles of drawing and painting, including children's drawing, which also embodies the power of artistic freedom.
Both Jungvirt and Šváchová like to navigate the fine line between design and art. And sometimes they break it completely. Similar to the case of this collection, where an object can serve one day as a vase and the next day as a work of art. Together they complete the interior of Villa Volman — they partially complement the space with their objects, but at the same time they bring a surprising, playful element to the villa, which at first glance it is obvious that it does not belong to the period of functionalism. Sometimes they make the vase stand out together with the relief, other times it almost merges with the interior.
Glass artist, designer and glass painter František Jungvirt (*1996) graduated in glass painting at the School of Fine Arts in Trebon and is a graduate of the glass studio at the Prague UMPRUM under the direction of sculptor Rony Plesl. Currently, it forms under its own eponymous brand františek jungvirt. In his work, he most often uses traditional references of Czech glassmaking, to which he gives a new expression. With each work, he strives to advance the technical and visual possibilities of the field. The characteristic features of Jungvirt's work include not only the play with shapes, but also with colors and hand-painted motifs. In addition to the design of utility objects, he is engaged in the creation of art objects, installations and limited series made of glass. In his portfolio there are designer vases intended for general use as well as art objects full of imagination.
Pavlína Šváchová (*1997) is a multi-disciplinary glass artist moving between free and applied art. In her work, she combines traditional glass techniques with an experimental and conceptual approach, emphasizing detail, sensitive work with color and thoughtful composition. She studied glass at SUPŠS in Železný Brod and the Faculty of Arts and Design of UJEP in Ústí nad Labem, as well as intermediate art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. She currently works as a doctoral student at the University of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where she focuses on the technological and artistic possibilities of lamp glass as part of her artistic research. Traditional technology, often associated with the production of small figurines, in its approach becomes not only a means of experiment, but also a separate artistic language.
