About
five years ago artist/illustrator J. Steven
High contracted the Celtic fever (furor Celticus)
which sent him upon a long and sinuous path,
in pursuit of the various forms of Celtic art.
The journey has just begun. Above are some of
his humble steps along the way. The pieces included
here he calls "Celtish" because they
have a certain Celtic "flavor", but
are nowhere near so complex or detailed as the
celebrated illuminations, produced by Celto-Christian
scribes in the Dark Ages. In fact, Kenneth Clark
has said of the Books of Durrow, Lindesfarne
and Kells: "…the pages of pure ornament
are almost the richest and most complicated
pieces of abstract decoration ever produced,
more sophisticated and refined than in Islamic
art. We look at them for ten seconds, then we
pass on to something else that we can interpret
or read. But imagine if one couldn't read and
had nothing else to look at for weeks at a time.
Then these pages would have an almost hypnotic
effect." (Civilisation, p.11)
Click on the thumbnails above to see the full size images.
After you've enjoyed the art of John Steven High, we invite you to enjoy the links below.
Lots
of Links
Michael
Carroll-Brilliant Modern Celtic Artist
Every Celtic Thing
on the Web
Maxine
Miller's Celtic Links
Celtic
Doodler
Celtic
Cornwal Links
Celtodedia
Celtic
Encyclopedia
Tara
Brooch
Cari
Buziak
World of
Celtic Art
Modern
Celtic Art Sites
E-Mail
High Arts
J.
Steven High
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