Steel and Glass Magiscope Attributed to Feliciano Bejar (Mexican/American 1920-2007)

34"H x 13 1/2"W x 9"D (at base)

This "Magiscope," attributed to Mexican-American artist Feliciano Bejar (1920-2007), is a captivating assemblage sculpture that embodies Bejar's signature blend of industrial materials and surreal imagination. Known for his works exploring the intersection of technology, nature, and the human condition, Bejar often combined steel and glass with botanical or zoomorphic motifs to create pieces evocative of a futuristic, yet strangely familiar world.

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The sculpture features a slender, polished steel stem rising from a toothed, gear-like base, immediately establishing a sense of mechanical elegance and grounded stability. At the stem's apex sits an elongated, oval frame containing three fused glass panels. These panels, with their milky, dreamlike opacity, evoke a sense of looking through frosted windows or perhaps even peering into another dimension – a characteristic element of Bejar's "Magiscopes," sculptural viewers intended to invite contemplation and different perspectives. The textured frame adds a layer of organic warmth that contrasts with the cool steel.

Crowning the entire sculpture is an abstract, plant-like form, its stylized leaves reaching upwards like antennae. This final flourish introduces an element of biomorphic fantasy, hinting at Bejar's fusion of the natural and the mechanical, a common thread in his exploration of technology and nature.

20th Century

Mexico