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Inside Clive Barker

Inside Clive Barker

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Millions of fans have enjoyed Clive Barker's dark visions in his books and films. Now a sleek new book of his art shows the seeds of his inspirations.

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Clive Barker is perhaps best known for the Hellraiser and Candyman book and film series. He came to prominence with his writing in the '80s, and eventually moved into producing and directing his own films. He has been out as a gay man since the early '90s, and his writing often connects the dark world of horror to the erotic. Barker has said that he keeps a brush and ink next to his bed to capture fragments of dreams and that his stories originate as visuals first.

Imaginer is the first comprehensive volume of Barker's artwork. Featuring over 75 pieces and 208 pages, the book is a 10-by-13-inch format, and made up entirely of new work.

For Clive Barker fans, to be able to see the beginnings of his inspirations will be a page-turning treat.

Clive Barker: Imaginer, Paintings and Drawings, Volume One 1993-2012, text by Thomas Negovan. A limited edition of 1000 copies was released Saturday. To order, visit CenturyGuild.net.

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Cb01_0Meditation

Cb02_0The Resurrection of Christopher Carrion

Cb03_0The Itch

Cb04_0The Surgeon

Cb05_0The Stitchlings Howl (detail)

Cb06_0Dissension

Cb07_0Princess Breath

The-sorrowful-one_0The Sorrowful One

Cb09_0Tarrie Cat Army

Cb10_0Untitled Landscape

Cb11_0The Believer

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.