Lavishly produced and featuring more than 120 images, Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard offers a new way of understanding the accomplishments of a true American master and his development from his earliest attempts at capturing a daisy in glass in 1969 to his glorious 2010 orb encasing a honeybee swarm. Paul Stankard's finely wrought organic detail is illuminated through never-before-seen high-resolution photographs enlarged and printed with the highest production values to create a unique book that is itself a work of art. A major essay by noted art critic William Warmus examines Stankard's career, his place in the art world, and how he has become a master at distilling the essence of organic form through refined compositions of color, symbolism, and atmosphere. An in-depth interview with the artist by GLASS magazine editor Andrew Page offers new insights into Stankard's life and career. In words and images, Beauty Beyond Nature reveals Stankard's work as powerful touchstones that connect us to the potency of the natural world and remind us of what it means to be alive.

Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard

William Warmus

Timothy Close

Robert Minkoff

Andrew Page

The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation, Ltd

Chihuly Evolutions: Baskets & Cylinders 1979 - 2011

Arts & Photography

Schantz Galleries

For readers who are short on time, long on curiosity, and turned off by art-world jargon, Abrams presents a series of hip, entertaining books on artists and pop culture.
* A fascinating account of the artist's life and work
* Fresh anecdotes, both professional and personal
* Concise sidebars on major players and cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work
* Superb, full-color reproductions

The Essential Dale Chihuly (Essential Series)

Harry N. Abrams

Essential Louis Comfort Tiffany (Essential Series)

History & Criticism

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUB.

The French artist, Rene Lalique (1860-1945) created art--notably glass, jewelry, and architectural decoration--so strikingly bold and original that the word "Lalique" became synonymous with luxury. And while few artists leave a living legacy, Rene Lalique did, in the form of the company that still bears his name and is controlled by his family, which has through the generations refined and added to le style Lalique.

The Essential Rene Lalique

Biographies & Memoirs

New Glass Review 5

The Corning Museum of Glass

The Venetians: Modern glass, 1919-1990

Muriel Karasik Gallery

William Morris. Native Species. The George R. Stroemple Collection

Belzar Springs Press

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Books by William Warmus