From the Guardian:
A tiny church high above the Tyne valley has beaten off competition from the likes of Canterbury Cathedral to win this year's Art in a Religious Context award from the charity Art & Christian Enquiry.
The biennial award was made for two commemorative stained glass windows commissioned for St John's church, Healey, in Northumberland, by artists Anne Vibeke Mou and James Hugonin.
[Anne Vibeke Mou's window] is a sheet of glass covered with thousands of tiny impact marks made by hitting the glass with a tungsten point, creating swirling, cloud-like forms which can be seen from the outside of the church as well as from its interior. A hard frost can affect her window, giving it an extra layer of depth.
[James Hugonin's] window is made of small rectangles of glass, some transparent and some translucent, mainly red, blue, yellow and green. Although totally abstract, a double helix form can be made out in the patterns of colour.
Since I tend to side with the little guy, I'm pleased that St John's Church won over the likes of Canterbury Cathedral. A brief history of the church may be found here.
Andrew Gormley's 'Iron Man', which hangs in Canterbury Cathedral, was amongst the other finalists.
Pictures of the windows are from Art & Architecture Journal Press.
Photo of the church from geograph.
Thanks to Ann V. for the link.
