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Pewter wings, golden horns, stone veils

by John Hejduk

Themes, motivesNotebooks, sketchbooksInfluenceExhibitionsArchitectureSpanish ArtArchitecture, spainArt, spanish

Pewter Wings, Golden Horns, Stone Veils, John Hejduk's newest work, is an architectural journey/novel traversing a mental/physical landscape of architectural sites, churches, chapels, and cathedrals. This landscape was developed out of the influence of Spain on the architect. Framed in seven chapters - Crossings, Sites, Rituals, Wedding in a Dark Plum Room, Sacraments, Testaments, and Journeys - the book is scripted with watercolors, ink drawings, and texts. The narrative unfolds between framed views, reading space, drawings, and texts that have formed a solid.

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Book data: Open Library