Two Pavel Mrkus Prism Platters Art Glass Sculptures, Czech Republic, 2003, concave, signed along edge, dia. 18 3/4 in.Note: Pavel Mrkus

Two Pavel Mrkus Prism Platters Art Glass Sculptures, Czech Republic, 2003, concave, signed along edge, dia. 18 3/4 in.

Note: Pavel Mrkus is an audiovisual artist who makes use of digital moving images and sound often in relation to specific space. He graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. His later study of Religious Studies at the Charles University in Prague together with experience of four years teaching position at Toyama City Institute of Glass Art in Japan lead him to unique mixture of cultural paradigms within his work. After showing at 50th Venice Biennial in 2003 he participated in many group and solo shows around world. He was awarded a Personality of the Year 2012 for his exhibition Next Planet in The Brno House of Arts. Together with visual artist Daniel Hanzlik he established the Time-Based Media studio at Faculty of Art and Design at J.E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, and in 2015 he became the dean of the faculty.