An important sculptor from the Czech Republic, Maria Bartuszová (24/04/1936, Prague – 22/12/1996, Košice) lived and created works of art from the beginning of 60s until her untimely death in Košice. She studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague, specialising in ceramics and porcelain under professor Otto Eckert from 1956 to 1961. From the beginning of her career, she focused on the development of the distinctive legacy of abstract sculpture, which has gained immense attention over the last decade in both her home country and abroad. After her short-lived interest in geometry a more intensive research into...