THE CARAVANS OF MONSTERS MARCH THROUGH THE SILENT MARSH

Czech artist Vladimír Kopecký, long renowned as a painter and glass sculptor, created just four works for the Monster Collection, all featuring a painting enclosed within glass slabs.

The 86-year-old says he was apprehensive at first about being able to portray the theme in his style but warmed up to the idea once he started working on it. The four pieces—SelfPortrait, Yellow Eyes, Black Cry, and Fury—are based on a Czech fairy tale about guardian dogs, a childhood favourite that Kopecký’s grandfather used to read to him.