Geoffrey Clarke, Sculptor
Geoffrey Clarke, Sculptor

Author: Judith LeGrove

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781848222540

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Geoffrey Clarke (1924-2014) was a pioneer in a golden age of British sculpture, whose fearless experimentation with new materials and processes saw him create works that epitomise the vibrancy of the post-war British art scene. This fully-illustrated catalogue raisonn�, the first of its kind, confirms Clarke's position among the leading lights of a generation, which included Lynn Chadwick, Reg Butler and Kenneth Armitage. There are few familiar with the full scope of Clarke's prolific output - how it transgressed from early iron pieces, indicative of the 'geometry of fear', to elegant aluminium works and later wooden abstract pieces of the 1990s. Spanning nearly five decades of making, Clarke's impressive body of sculptural work is detailed alongside other elements of his diverse oeuvre - stained glass (including pieces created for Coventry Cathedral), silver, medals and textiles also feature. With catalogue entries accompanied by an exhibition history, list of public collections as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this book will be the definitive resource for curators, collectors, dealers and enthusiasts seeking a detailed overview of Clarke's important artistic contribution.

Geoffrey Clarke
Geoffrey Clarke

Author: Judith LeGrove

Publisher: Sansom, a Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781911408116

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Geoffrey Clarke: a sculptor's materials' is the first monograph to address the full range of this artist's work, from stained glass to sculpture, jewellery to textiles, land art to medals. Initially trained in stained glass, Geoffrey Clarke (1924-2014) came to international recognition in 1952, as one of the young British sculptors who exhibited at the Venice Biennale. He rapidly became one of the most frequently commissioned architectural sculptors of the mid-twentieth century, developing an innovative casting technique using aluminium and establishing his own foundry at his home in Suffolk. Clarke's versatility secured him commissions from banks, offices, universities and cathedrals (most notably, Coventry), which he approached with characteristic verve. Many of these works, sadly neglected, are now finding new audiences: Spirit of Electricity (1958-61) and Spiral Nebula (1962) were both listed Grade II by Historic England in 2016.

British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century
British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century

Author: Alan Windsor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 643

ISBN-13: 1000160521

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This title was first published 2003. In the twentieth century, Britain was rich in artistic achievement, especially in sculpture. Just some of those working in this field were Jacob Epstein, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Richard Long, Mona Hatoum and Anish Kapoor. The work of these and other known and less well-known artists has an astonishing variety and expressive power, a range and strength that has placed Britain at the hub of the artistic world. Alan Windsor has compiled a concise biographical dictionary of sculpture in Britain in book form. Richly informative and easy-to-use, this guide is an art-lover's and expert's essential reference. Written by scholars, the entries are cross-referenced and each concise biographical outline provides the relevant facts about the artist's life, a brief characterization of the artist's work, and, where appropriate, major bibliographical references.

Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators
Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators

Author: Stephen Bury

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2012-06-21

Total Pages: 1341

ISBN-13: 0199923051

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This dictionary consists of over 3000 entries on a range of British artists, from medieval manuscript illuminators to contemporary cartoonists. Its core is comprised of the entries focusing on British graphic artists and illustrators from the '2006 Benezit Dictionary of Artists' with an additional 90 revised and 60 new articles.

New Forest Birds
New Forest Birds

Author: Chris Packham

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781911408185

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Internationally renowned sculptor Geoffrey Dashwood?s bronze birds are notable for the use of coloured patinas and the elimination of surface detail to emphasise form and movement, thus capturing the innate character of individual species. Born in Hampshire, Dashwood left school at 15 and rejected art college to spend several years as a Forestry Commission keeper. He developed an extensive knowledge of the New Forest?s unique habitats and wildlife and has a particular passion for birds exemplified in this book and the accompanying exhibition at St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery. This collection focuses on birds that might be found in the New Forest in the past, present and future: the black grouse, once common, now locally extinct; species closely associated with the Forest today such as the hobby, nightjar and hen harrier; and those which may yet become established such as the hoopoe, osprey and red kite.00Exhibition: St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, Lymington, UK (29.07.-23.09.2017).

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: University of Michigan. Museum of Art

Publisher: UM Libraries

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13:

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Living Materials
Living Materials

Author: Oliver Andrews

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1988-09-23

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780520064522

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Every material has an active presence and every material is susceptible to change. The task of the sculptor is to understand the natural properties of a chosen material, to know in the process of creation how best to work with, or against, its characteristics. In this generously illustrated studio manual, sculptor Oliver Andrews takes a new approach to sculpture, focusing on how the innate assertiveness of materials affects the complex act of making a sculpture.