HENI Primary is delighted to present Collages by Brian Clarke, a series of 327 unique works created in 2022 and 2023. Following on from the HENI Editions release earlier this year, the original artworks are being made available for the first time. For this series, Clarke turned to the incredibly intimate format of collage to capture nature around him, using hand-painted paper and scissors.
The 327 artworks are Acrylic Painted Paper Collage on Black Card in a Black Wooden Frame with Non-Reflective Glass, and measure 52 cm x 40 cm including frame. The artworks are signed by Brian Clarke.
The application period opens on 23 November and closes at 17:00 GMT on 7 December 2023.
This release has ended but it may be possible to buy/sell from other collectors on the secondary market.
London Clinic
Brian Clarke
CL-318
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
London Clinic
Brian Clarke
CL-272
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
Peel Cottage Garden
Brian Clarke
CL-40
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
White pencil and acrylic painted paper collage on black card
Ibiza
Brian Clarke
CL-67
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Colour pencil on black card
Peel Cottage Garden
Brian Clarke
CL-118
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
London Clinic
Brian Clarke
CL-256
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
Peel Cottage
Brian Clarke
CL-237
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
London Clinic
Brian Clarke
CL-246
42 x 29.5 cm (unframed), 52 cm x 40 cm (framed)
Acrylic painted paper collage on black card
Brian Clarke is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work over the past five decades spans a wide range of genres and mediums. Widely considered the most important artist working in stained glass today, he has revolutionised the medium not only technologically but also philosophically, pushing the boundaries of what it can achieve. Equally important is his pictorial practice, explored in painting, sculpture, lead work, mosaic, drawing, collage and tapestry.
His unique and radical approach has earned him numerous awards and honours, and his artworks have been shown in prestigious collections and institutions worldwide such as The Victoria and Albert Museum, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Corning Museum of Glass New York and Tate London. To learn more about Brian Clarke and his work, visit his official website here.
You can watch the longer video of Brian Clarke discussing The Collages with Hans Ulrich Obrist on HENI Talks.
"I never feel more like I am a legitimate part of nature than when I am making these collages. I feel not like I am portraying nature, but I am just joining in with it and there is no greater reward for an artist than to feel like he is part of nature."
The use of collages has been a part of Brian Clarke’s practice since he first started making stained glass. The artist said, ‘I have been making my designs for stained glass out of cut-out paper and collages since I was a teenager. This is before I knew about Matisse, and it's because it’s the natural way to make them. I think of every one of these collages as being an idea for a stained glass window.’
Flowers, plants, and nature are subjects that Clarke has continually returned to throughout his career and across mediums. In Collages, his subjects are captured with both incredible delicacy and explosive colour, as the semi-abstract, vibrant forms seemingly leap from the page.
The 327 artworks are Acrylic Painted Paper Collage on Black Card in a Black Wooden Frame with Non-Reflective Glass, and measure 52 cm x 40 cm including frame. The artworks are signed by Brian Clarke.
Earlier this year, HENI Publishing released Collages, featuring all of the artworks in the series, as well as an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist, in which Clarke and Obrist discuss the influence of Clarke’s contemporaries and the intensely personal practice of his work in collage. The book is now available from HENI Publishing and at the Newport Street Gallery exhibition A Great Light.
Clarke’s monumental career and innovative approach to artmaking is celebrated in the exhibition A Great Light at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery in London. Open until 31 December, A Great Light tracks his unmatched contribution to the continuous development of the stained glass medium. 200 of the Collages artworks are on view in A Great Light.
Featuring a range of works from Clarke’s career, including his leadworks and freestanding stained glass panels, and presenting new, monumental works in stained glass and collage, the exhibition presents the various ways Clarke creatively interrogates the materials, effects and construction of stained glass across scale and medium.
Exhibition dates
9 June – 31 December 2023
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm
Location
Newport Street Gallery, 1 Newport Street, London, SE11 6AJ
You can learn more about the exhibition here.
To ensure a fair and broad distribution, Collages are being sold on an application basis for a limited time only. If you would like to purchase a work, click ‘Apply Now’ and fill out the application form.
The application period opens on 23 November and closes at 17:00 GMT on 7 December 2023.
HENI will carefully review each application and aims to start notifying successful applicants over the coming weeks after the application period has closed.
HENI estimates that all artworks will be dispatched within three months of the close of the application window. Timing is dependent on any potential restrictions, delays and when payment is received.
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HENI is delighted to present Collages by Brian Clarke, a series of 327 unique works created in 2022 and 2023. Following on from the HENI Editions release earlier this year, the original artworks are being made available for the first time. For this series, Clarke turned to the incredibly intimate format of collage to capture nature around him, using hand-painted paper and scissors.
The 327 artworks are Acrylic Painted Paper Collage on Black Card in a Black Wooden Frame with Non-Reflective Glass, and measure 52 cm x 40 cm including frame. The artworks are signed by Brian Clarke.
Collages is a series of 327 unique works created in 2022 and 2023. The artworks are Acrylic Painted Paper Collage on Black Card in a Black Wooden Frame with Non-Reflective Glass, and measure 52 cm x 40 cm including frame. The artworks are signed by Brian Clarke.
Because there are limited artworks available, HENI tries to ensure that everyone has a chance to purchase one, which means there is an application period.
Due to the high demand for, HENI tries to ensure that the artworks are sold broadly and fairly (rather than on a ‘first come, first served’ basis). This means there is a short allocation period after the applications close, where HENI uses a mixture of random selection along with other criteria designed to achieve a broad and fair allocation of the work.
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HENI tries to ensure that everyone has a chance to purchase an artwork, which means there is an application period.
HENI uses a mixture of random selection along with other criteria designed to achieve a broad and fair allocation of the work.