Strangest Genius: The Stained Glass of Harry Clarke
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845889711 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Strangest Genius, the amazing Harry Clarke I received my copy of 'Strangest Genius: The Stained Glass of Harry Clarke' by Lucy Costigan and Michael Cullen, in my post yesterday. I have been reading Costigan's brilliantly enthralling text and admiring the superb photographs of Clarke's windows by Cullen. Cullen captures the look of stained glass in his photographs, to be able to do this enables him to remain faithful to the painterly strokes and magical colour work so masterfully deployed by Clarke. Within the pages of 'Strangest Genius' we have images of. "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light" according to James Rockhill. I just received this and the revised edition of Nicola Gordon Bowe's HARRY CLARKE: THE LIFE AND WORK from a friend in Rathmines, and I could not be happier.Here in the United States, Clarke tends to be best known for his simultaneously grotesque and beautiful illustrations of Poe and Goethe or his somewhat less familiar illustrations for Perrault and Andersen. His largest body of work, however, is devoted to stained glass, and this gorgeous book does full justice to that work, in which the sublime takes the cent. Jewels in Glass Cincour Harry Clarkes work is just amazing. His style is unique with his use of paint and light. He captures jewel like images in a illustrative way that brings out ones imagination. It is a must for any stained glass collector. He truly was a genius.
This collection has never before been photographed or published in its entirety, and will give those who are unfamiliar with the brilliance and originality of Clarke’s marvelous stained glass windows the opportunity to view images of his greatest creations.. Also an illustrator of books for Harrap and Co. in London, Harry illustrated five books that show his undoubted genius in the area of graphic art. In total 174 windows and a small number of panels were created by Harry Clarke. Harry Clarke (18891931) was undoubtedly Ireland's greatest stained glass artist. This book contains the entire stained glass collection of Harry Clarke, including those windows now in art galleries. During his short life Harry created stained glass windows for churches, private dwellings, and commercial venues throughout Ireland and England, as well as in the United States and Australia
A lifelong student of art and an ardent visitor to stained glass sites, this is her third book. He has traveled as far as New York to photograph the many windows of Harry Clarke.. His work has been published in national newspapers and is used by several international agencies. Michael Cullin is a photography graduate of Marino College. About the AuthorLucy Costigan has written extensively on an eclectic range of subjects, from workplace politics to Celtic spirituality and healing
Michael Cullin is a photography graduate of Marino College. Lucy Costigan has written extensively on an eclectic range of subjects, from workplace politics to Celtic spirituality and healing. A lifelong student of art and an ardent visitor to stained glass sites, this is her third book. His work has been published in national newspapers and is used by several international agencies. He has traveled as far as