Stained glass window in Malvern priory
Great Malvern’s Priory has some wonderful stained glass from the sixteenth century . However this very modern window by Thomas Denny really caught my eye. It is inspired by a line from the 23rd psalm ‘In thy light we shall see light’
Thomas Denny is a stained-glass artist and painter, educated at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1970’s. In the 1980‘s and 1990‘s he exhibited his paintings in London and New York. Latterly, Denny has concentrated on stained-glass and has now made some fifty windows for churches and cathedrals. In an article he wrote ;
“All of my windows are made with materials and techniques largely the same as those used in 14th century stained glass, with the addition of much acid etching of flashed glass, a technique that developed in the 19th century. This helps, I believe, to incorporate them in their settings; treatment of imagery can be very different, but colour, texture and the intransigence of lead and glass all make connections with what is already there, whether it is other stained glass, or the forms and surfaces of surrounding architecture and artefact's. Stained glass must be interesting and beautiful in its own right, but it must always acknowledge its context.”
His work can be seen in many settings including Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York,St John’s, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland,Gloucester Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral
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Stained glass window in Malvern priory
Great Malvern’s Priory has some wonderful stained glass from the sixteenth century . However this very modern window by Thomas Denny really caught my eye. It is inspired by a line from the 23rd psalm ‘In thy light we shall see light’
Thomas Denny is a stained-glass artist and painter, educated at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1970’s. In the 1980‘s and 1990‘s he exhibited his paintings in London and New York. Latterly, Denny has concentrated on stained-glass and has now made some fifty windows for churches and cathedrals. In an article he wrote ;
“All of my windows are made with materials and techniques largely the same as those used in 14th century stained glass, with the addition of much acid etching of flashed glass, a technique that developed in the 19th century. This helps, I believe, to incorporate them in their settings; treatment of imagery can be very different, but colour, texture and the intransigence of lead and glass all make connections with what is already there, whether it is other stained glass, or the forms and surfaces of surrounding architecture and artefact's. Stained glass must be interesting and beautiful in its own right, but it must always acknowledge its context.”
His work can be seen in many settings including Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York,St John’s, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland,Gloucester Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.
I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO
WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT .