Brian Clarke (artist)
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| Birth name | Brian Clarke |
| Born | July 2, 1953 Oldham England |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Painter and Stained Glass Artist |
| Training | Studied at Burnley College of Art and Bideford Art School (N. Devon) |
| Influenced by | William Morris, John Piper, Johannes Schreiter |
| Website | [1] www.brianclarke.co.uk |
Brian Clarke (born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, July 2, 1953)[1] is a British artist; a painter and architectural stained glass designer who has, most notably,worked in stained glass.
In 1965 on a Junior Scholarship Clarke attended the Oldham School of Arts and Crafts. He went on in 1968 to Burnley School of Art. In 1970 he enrolled at The North Devon College of Art and Design where he went on to receive a first class distinction in Diploma in Art and Design. In 1974 he was awarded the Winston Churchill Memorial Travelling Fellowship to study art and architecture in Rome, Paris and Germany. The second part of the Fellowship was spent in Los Angeles and New York. He is now a trustee of that institution.[2]
Although working primarily in art in architecture, his paintings, stained glass, mosaic and tapestry works can be found in architectural settings and private and public collections.
Brian Clarke's recent works include a stained glass installation at Apax & Partners London HQ,[3] Pyramid of Peace and Accord in Kazakhstan,[4] the Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, the Pfizer World Headquarters in New York and the Swiss Bank Cone in Connecticut.
Previously executed projects include work with the Seibu Museum Of Art in Tokyo; AGM Head Quarters in Kassel, Germany; The Hotel du Department des Bouches-du Rhone, Marseille; The Lake Sagami building, Japan; Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam; King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;[5] Norte Shopping, Rio de Janeiro[6]; Spindles Shopping Mall, Oldham[7]; Cavendish Arcade, Buxton;[8]Victoria Quarter, Leeds[9]; Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu, Romont, Switzerland.[10] and 100 New Bridge Street, London.[11]
Brian Clarke is a visiting Professor of Architecture Art at University College London, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Honorary Doctorate University of Huddersfleld, Chairman of The Architecture Foundation[12] and Sole Executor of The Estate of Francis Bacon.[13]
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[edit] Projects
- Pyramid of Peace and Accord, Kazakhstan, 2005
- Al Faisaliyah Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2000
- Olympus, Hamburg, Germany, 2000
- Stamford Cone, Stamford, CT, USA, 1999
- Synagogue Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany, 1998
- Chicago Sinai Synagogue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1998
- Norteshopping, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996
- Pfizer, New York, USA, 1996
- Valentino Village, Noci, Bari, Italy, 1996
- Cisterian Abbaye de la Fille Dieu, Romont, Switzerland, 1995 [2]
- EAM Building, Kassel, Germany, 1994
- España Telefónica, Plaza Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain, 1992
- Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, London, England, 1991
- Spindles Shopping Center, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, 199
- Cibreo Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan, 1991
- Victoria Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 1989
- Lake Sagami, Yamanishi, Japan, 1988
- Cavendish Arcade, Derbyshire, England, 1987
- King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982
[edit] Exhibitions
- 2008 - Don't Forget The Lamb
- 2008 - Mosaic Path
- 2005 - Lamina
- 2002 - Transillumination
- 2002 - Flowers For New York
- 2000 - Fashion Acts
- 1998 - Glass Wall
- 1998 - Brian Clarke - Linda McCartney
- 1997 - Brian Clarke - Linda McCartney
- 1994 - Brian Clarke - Stained Glass
- 1993 - Images Of Christ
- 1993 - Architecture And The Sacred Space In The Modern Age
- 1992 - Addressing The Forbidden
- 1992 - The Drawing Centre
- 1992 - Light and Architecture
- 1992 - The Painter In Glass
- 1990 - Brian Clarke - Into and Out of Architecture
- 1990 - Rockens Billeder
- 1990 - Brian Clarke - Architecture and Stained Glass
- 1989 - Brian Clarke - Paintings
- 1989 - The Pyrri Art Center, Finland
- 1988 - British Art
- 1988 - Die Architekur der Synagoge
- 1988 - Brian Clarke, Malerei und Farbfenster 1977 - 1988
- 1998 - Brian Clarke - Intimations of Mortality
- 1986 - Brian Clarke - Stained Glass
- 1984 - Brian Clarke - Works on Paper, 1976–1984
- 1983 - Brian Clarke - Paintings
- 1983 - Black/White
- 1982 - Brian Clarke - Serigraphien und Mosaik
- 1982 - British Stained Glass
- 1981 - Brian Clarke Prints
- 1981 - Brian Clarke New Paintings
- 1981 - Brian Clarke Prints
- 1980 - Brian Clarke Paintings
- 1980 - Art in Education
- 1979 - Brian Clarke Drawings
- 1979 - Glass/Light Exhibition
- 1975 - Brian Clarke - Glass Art One
[edit] Bibliography
- Brian Clarke: WORK, Steidl Verlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86521-633-5
- Brian Clarke: Lamina, Gagosian Gallery, 2005. ISBN 1-932598-18-9
- Brian Clarke: Transillumination, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 2002. ISBN 1-891475-22-3
- Brian Clarke: Projects, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1998. ISBN 978-1-891475-13-9
- Brian Clarke: Architectural Artist, Academy Editions, 1994. ISBN 1-85490-343-8
- Brian Clarke by Martin Harrison, Quartet Books, 1981. ISBN 0-7043-2281-1
- Architectural stained glass by Brian Clarke, Architectural Record Books, 1979. ISBN 0-07-011264-9
[edit] Gallery
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The Spindles by Brian Clarke in his home town of Oldham, celebrating the music of Sir William Walton
[edit] References
- ^ Clarke's entry in Debrett's
- ^ http://www.wcmt.org.uk/about/governance.html
- ^ http://www.apax.com/en/offices/london.html
- ^ http://www.hughpearman.com/2006/26.html
- ^ King Khalid International Airport Masjid (Mosque), Riyadh (Riad), Saudi Arabia
- ^ NorteShopping, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ "The Spindels" Shopping Mall, Oldham, UK
- ^ Cavendish Arcade, Buxton
- ^ Victoria Quarter Arcade, Leeds
- ^ Windows at Romont Abbey
- ^ 100 New Bridge Street, London
- ^ http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/about/board
- ^ Clarke's entry in Debrett's
