Heavens Above: Incisive Letterwork - Softcover

Berman, Brenda; Stirling, Annet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904880193 ISBN 13: 9781904880196

Publisher: Cornwall Editions Limited, 2005

Synopsis

"Heavens Above" features the recent work of Incisive Letterwork - the inspirational professional partnership of Brenda Berman and Annet Stirling, leading practitioners of the art of lettercarving. Incisive Letterwork has fulfilled commissions for original hand-carved lettering on stone surfaces such as portals and plaques for major public institutions, including the Kunsthalle, Hamburg and the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery and Royal Opera House, London. Individually and as partners, Berman and Stirling create new work of their own. "Heavens Above" accompanies a new touring exhibition of their work. In this intriguing book, designed by Ron Costley, Berman and Stirling reflect on the context, the aesthetic and the practice of their work through detailed descriptions of some of their most important public and personal projects. The text contains contributions from Charles Saumarez-Smith, Director of the National Gallery, David Whiting, curator and critic, Gerald Cinamon, design historian and Trev Haysom, Purbeck quarry-owner.

About this title

About the Author:

Brenda Berman studied painting at the Bath Academy of Art and lettering at City and Guilds of London Art School, where she subsequently came Head of the Lettering Department. Annet Stirling was born in the Netherlands and studied graphic design at AKI Enschede, before moving to London to study and teach lettering at City and Guilds of London Art School.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornwall Editions Limited
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904880193
• ISBN 13: 9781904880196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72