UK - London - Photo24 - St. Martin in the Fields window_sq mono_DSC9913
I've long admired this new window in the St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, thought it was about time I found out more about it......
"A new East Window designed by Shirazeh Houshiary, in collaboration with architect Pip Horne, was installed above the altar of St Martin-in-the-Fields in 2008. The commission marked the final stage of the church’s Renewal Project led by Eric Parry Architects. The strong design by Houshiary and Horne adds light to the Grade I listed church, and is one of the most significant pieces of religious art commissioned in modern times.
The glass, held within a stainless steel framework, is made of mouth-blown clear glass panels etched on both sides with a subtle, feathery pattern, a recognisable hallmark of Houshiary’s paintings. The glass panels graduate from a periphery of more transparent glass to a denser, whiter centre. The central ellipse itself is lightly etched, and lit in such a way as to form a focal point of light visible internally and externally."
Source : www.modusoperandi-art.com/projects/st_martins_in_the_fiel...
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UK - London - Photo24 - St. Martin in the Fields window_sq mono_DSC9913
I've long admired this new window in the St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, thought it was about time I found out more about it......
"A new East Window designed by Shirazeh Houshiary, in collaboration with architect Pip Horne, was installed above the altar of St Martin-in-the-Fields in 2008. The commission marked the final stage of the church’s Renewal Project led by Eric Parry Architects. The strong design by Houshiary and Horne adds light to the Grade I listed church, and is one of the most significant pieces of religious art commissioned in modern times.
The glass, held within a stainless steel framework, is made of mouth-blown clear glass panels etched on both sides with a subtle, feathery pattern, a recognisable hallmark of Houshiary’s paintings. The glass panels graduate from a periphery of more transparent glass to a denser, whiter centre. The central ellipse itself is lightly etched, and lit in such a way as to form a focal point of light visible internally and externally."
Source : www.modusoperandi-art.com/projects/st_martins_in_the_fiel...
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