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Indepth Arts News:
"Designs Drawings & Processes: John K Clark, Glasspainter"
2000-01-15 until 2000-02-12
Collins Gallery
Glasgow, ,
UK United Kingdom
The Collin's Millennium programme opens with a unique exhibition which
significantly, includes the Millennium Windows for Glasgow Cathedral. John Clark a prolific glass painter, has over the years made a significant
impact on the architecture of Glasgow, his native city. Through inspired
commissioning, windows in the Cafe Gandolfi, Princes Square, Queen's Park
Synagogue, The Barony at the University of Strathclyde, The Piping Centre,
(bagpiping) and Glasgow Cathedral, have enriched our environment for
posterity.
Little however, is ever revealed about the techniques and processes involved
and this is a unique opportunity to examine the evolution of some of the most
technically complex stained glass ever created.
John Clark is an outstanding draughtsman and his designs and half scale,
intricate drawings reveal both his love of drawing and the comprehensive
research invested in every project. In addition to works for Glasgow, are
drawings for an ambitious series of panels for Amberg-Ammersricht in Germany,
the Lockerbie Memorial Window Kippen, Coatbridge, Paisley Abbey, Rutherglen
and Ledbury.
The marked contrast between the projects represented, reflects the artist's
willingness to seek an innovative and sensitive solution to each individual
brief. This is particularly apparent in the in a comparison between the
figurative windows for the Beirut Hostages and the most recently completed
seascape panels for the Falklands War Memorial.
The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue generously
supported by the congregation of Queen's Park Synagogue, The Cultural Trust,
University of Strathclyde, The Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral, the
Scottish Arts Council, GLS Language Services and the Wilhelm Derix Studio,
Germany.
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