- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0847827372
- ISBN-13: 978-0847827374
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 2.5 x 30.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 637,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What would you see if you could peek inside the mind of Clive Barker, creator of such classics as Weaveworld, Hellraiser, and Candyman? Would you dare look? Crack open Visions of Heaven and Hell, and you have unlocked a Pandora's box of images that are certain to stay inside your head. For more than twenty-five years, Barker has awed fans and critics alike with his groundbreaking works of fiction, but what few know is that the heart of his fantastic worlds lies in pictures. Now, for the first time, this book brings out from the dark depths more than 300 of Barker's most stunning drawings and oil paintings. Illuminated with new writings by Barker, this artwork renders with expressionist fervor some of our most primal passions-good, evil, and all that's between. From the graphically terrifying to the ecstatically sensual, Visions of Heaven and Hell takes the reader on a journey through unexplored and forbidden realms. Designed in a luxurious package that recalls a devotional medieval manuscript or the works of Blake and Cocteau, this volume itself has the feel of a talisman from one of Barker's stories. Providing the true key to the mysteries of his imagination, it is a must-have collectible for the legion of Barker's fiction fans. But it also reaches out to an even greater audience of those who follow his films. "Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -Washington Post Book World
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, compelling, disturbing, awesome - pure Barker!,
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This review is from: Clive Barker: Visions of Heaven and Hell (Hardcover)
I ordered this book as a Xmas present for myself, and I wanted to leave a comment for anyone is thinking of picking up a copy - don't hesitate. This is a stunning collection of paintings, packaged with great love and attention. The paper quality, colour definition and solidity of the binding are all excellent. Additionally the outer edges of the pages are gilded, so I had the distinct pleasure of cracking open every page knowing it hadn't been opened since it left the printing press. The introduction and chapter headings by Barker are informative and point out interesting facts or draw attention to details that might otherwise be missed at first glance. The chapter headings themselves seem a little random in places; you'll be in a chapter about landscape and be looking at a sketch of a creature, or see a painting of a moonlit castle in a chapter about demons. Barker presumably knows the links, but it does seem a little obscure at times. My only gripe in an otherwise essential purchase is the relative absence of material related to his existing output. I was hoping to see large full colour reproductions of the "Books of Blood" paintings for example, or the sublime pen and ink drawings from "The Thief of Always" novella, but the majority of the images are unrelated to the fiction, and are simply of themselves. This is no bad thing though, as most of the images reproduced are presumably being printed for the first time and are a rare treat. Barker says in his introduction that many of the paintings come to him as he paints; in other words he frequently never plans to paint something, he lets the brush do the thinking, producing works of uninhibited by conscious draftsmanship. Sometimes this is wonderful - the flights of fantasy involved in many of the paintings are mind-boggling, but occasionally I would have liked some coherence; at such times it occurred to me that some of the images created to accompany the existing fiction wouldn't have gone amiss. Perhaps Barker's publishers are saving them up - we can only hope a sister publication will follow.... *****
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Visions of Heaven and Hell,
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This review is from: Clive Barker: Visions of Heaven and Hell (Hardcover)
This is the book I have been waiting for! Over three hundred pages of paintings and artwork by Clive Barker divided into sections. Each section has a particular theme eg. villains, death, sex, landscapes and comes with a short essay where Clive describes his thoughts about the paintings he has selected. To be honest many of the essays are negligible but the paintings more than make up for that! Printed on glossy paper with a beautiful cover this book is well worth the money... just don't give it to children- although there's a good selection of paintings from Abarat in here, there's also a lot of overtly sexual imagery.
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BEAUTIFUL MAGICAL ARTIFACT!,
This review is from: Clive Barker: Visions of Heaven and Hell (Hardcover)
This is the way an art book should be! Fresh imagery teeming with magic! Beautiful book design that really supports the paintings with all their vibrant colors! The introductory texts to each chapter by Barker himself are a good read! Highly recommended!
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