Těte Fantastique
Artist
Czesław Zuber
(Polish, Active in France, born 1948)
Date1980s
CulturePolish
MediumGlass and enamel
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGiven in loving memory of Melinda Pearlman, 2025
Object number2025.14
The Polish-born Czesław Zuber has been based in
Paris, France, since the 1980s. There, he has built a
reputation for making an array of figurative sculpture
like Těte Fantastique (Fantastic Head) that makes
use of the optical properties of transparent, colorless
glass. After removing the solid block of glass from a
mold, Zuber uses cold-working techniques to sculpt the
contours of the head’s shape and create contrasting
textures before enameling the surface with vibrant
colors. With its eyes wide-open and tongue sticking
out, Těte Fantastique is characteristic of Zuber’s
zoomorphic sculptures that are based on the artist’s
critique of the world of emotions tied to the human
mind, from aggression and fear to greed and stupidity.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (37.5 × 24.1 × 16.5 cm)- Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, 2nd Floor, gallery, wall case 1
1910-1920
Alphonse Amédée Cordonnier
late 19th or early 20th century
Second half of the thirteenth century