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Egg by Ivan Mares
ART AT MAYO CLINIC
Egg by Ivan Mares In recognition of the important part that art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Building was finished in 1914, Mayo Clinic Proceedings will feature some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings on the Mayo Clinic campuses.
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oted glass artist Ivan Mares was born February 12, 1956, in Decin, Czeck Republic. He received his education at the Specialized Secondary Glass School in Kamenicky Senov, Czechoslovakia, from 1971 to 1975 and the Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 1975-1983, where he was a student of Stanislav Libensky.1 His vibrant and multifaceted works are in public and private collections throughout the world.2 Egg, a pale green, cast glass sculpture, combines line and curvature within its form. The geometric “honeycomb” crystals of the casting draw the viewer inward. It speaks of an internal architecture, and sinews and veins, pulsing with life. It suggests the protective nature of an egg over its inner content, along with the promise of something new and alive appearing when it hatches. Egg is located on the 7th floor of the Gonda Building, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Margaret R. Wentz, BA
1. Three Columns by Stanislav Libensky Mayo Clin Proc. 2004;79(10):1276. 2. http://www.gallery.cz/gallery/en/Vystava/2000_05/index2.html. Accessed February 20, 2012.
Mayo Clin Proc. 䡲 May 2012;87(5):e37 䡲 doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.11.019 䡲 © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research www.mayoclinicproceedings.org
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Egg by Ivan Mares In recognition of the important part that art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Building was finished in 1914, Mayo Clinic Proceedings will feature some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings on the Mayo Clinic campuses.
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oted glass artist Ivan Mares was born February 12, 1956, in Decin, Czeck Republic. He received his education at the Specialized Secondary Glass School in Kamenicky Senov, Czechoslovakia, from 1971 to 1975 and the Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 1975-1983, where he was a student of Stanislav Libensky.1 His vibrant and multifaceted works are in public and private collections throughout the world.2 Egg, a pale green, cast glass sculpture, combines line and curvature within its form. The geometric “honeycomb” crystals of the casting draw the viewer inward. It speaks of an internal architecture, and sinews and veins, pulsing with life. It suggests the protective nature of an egg over its inner content, along with the promise of something new and alive appearing when it hatches. Egg is located on the 7th floor of the Gonda Building, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Margaret R. Wentz, BA
1. Three Columns by Stanislav Libensky Mayo Clin Proc. 2004;79(10):1276. 2. http://www.gallery.cz/gallery/en/Vystava/2000_05/index2.html. Accessed February 20, 2012.
Mayo Clin Proc. 䡲 May 2012;87(5):e37 䡲 doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.11.019 䡲 © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research www.mayoclinicproceedings.org
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