Vlastislav Hofman Cubism

Vlastislav Hofman: Ashtray
Designed by Vlastislav Hofman in 1912.
Modernista Cubist Collection, Czech Republic.

With its folded planes and suggestion of rippling movement, or possible implosion, Hofman's ashtray is a perfect illustration of his attempts to break up matter, exciting it to movement and then freezing that motion in a momentary stillness.

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