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Harry Clarke (1889-1931) was undoubtedly Ireland's greatest stained-glass artist. Internationally, his name is synonymous with quality craftsmanship and imaginative genius. The use of rich colours, the delicate depiction of beautiful elongated figures with their fine-carved features and deep expressive eyes, is magical to behold. During his short life Clarke created more than 160 stained-glass windows, which can be found in churches, cathedrals, galleries, and private collections throughout the world.This book documents, for the first time, the entire stained-glass collection of Harry Clarke. Never before has every piece been brought together in one volume. Strangest Genius presents Clarke's brilliance and originality afresh to a twenty-first-century audience. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)748.5092The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Glass Stained GlassLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Yes, a potted biography, it details the facts without any real speculation to his inner world, but you can see some of his inner world in his illustrations and some of it looks quite dark. I have been a Clarke fan for a long time and this cements my fannishness.
Harry Clarke was a man who designed windows and did some illustrations and sadly died relatively young of consumption (1889-1931), one of the things he illustrated was the list of the Irish War dead of 1914-18, a sobering list with amazing illustrations. His illustrations and Aubrey Beardsley were quite similar, though each had their own signature. He is a man who has had a lot of influence in Irish art, and this book makes me want to visit the Hugh Lane or Collins Barracks soon to see his work in the flesh again. Pictures are wonderful but they are only a pale shadow of the real thing.
Also, the Irish state should be so ashamed about the Geneva Window, that was a criminal act of censorship by a cowardly government. The fact that it was allowed to leave the country was also a massive mistake. ( )