,,KOAN,, Sculpture

Josef Marek in his fascinating sculptural objects uses natural qualities of glass mass and its ability to create feeling of depth of a space. His practical sculptural training, ability of perception and strong imagination gives him the advantage to approach this extraordinary and in all aspects difficult medium from many different directions. Sometimes Josef in his simple , geometric shapes– perhaps influenced by his long stay in Japan – creates unreal spaces with the extraordinary mysterious feeling ,or perhaps a presence of ability of higher perception of surrounding reality . Other time creates objects in apparently impossible positions denying gravity for to create illusion of levitating or flying perhaps like an another option of perception for our imperfect senses .Often his art intentions require to combine glass mass with other materials like basalt or granite stone, yet his approach remain always the same :simplicity ,clarity and purity- as an strong contrast and general solution for the complicated world.