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Manhattan
Manhattan
Edition:
G2-20
Series:
Medium:
Stained glass in wooden frame
Details:
Numbered
Dimensions:
204 x 252 cm
Edition Size:
10 + 3 AP
Date:
2018
Frame:
No
In Brian Clarke’s stained glass folding screen ‘Manhattan’ (G2-20, 2018), the iconic image of a mushroom cloud is replicated across the twelve sections. This motif is interpreted by Clarke through the lens of Pop Art, displaying twelve identical yet differently coloured mushroom clouds in a way that instantly recalls Warhol’s use of repetition. The bright clouds, variously stained in reds, pinks, blues and oranges, radiate a sense of exuberance and dynamism that starkly clashes with their ominous connotations, an incongruence emphasised by the screen’s intriguing title.