Clive Barker Art Show Announced for Comic-Con 2014 Weekend

He's known for scaring readers with his haunting prose, and he's directed seminal horror films that gain followers with each passing year, but Clive Barker has a skill that many have yet to dive into, and that is his ability to make artwork that is at times chilling, occasionally unnerving, and always beautiful. Thankfully, thousands more can get acquainted with Barker's artwork later this month, as SDCC weekend will feature a gallery of the horror maestro's erotic artwork in honor of Jacqueline Ess, an upcoming film based on one of Barker's short stories.

Titled "Clive Barker Parade: An exhibition of erotic artworks", this gallery of Clive Barker's art is presented by Alexander Salazar and Century Guild and will include prizes and a special presentation by Raven Banner Entertaintment, one of the producers of the upcoming Jacqueline Ess film adaptation. The Special Opening Reception will be held at the Alexander Salazar Fine Art studio in San Diego on July 25th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm:

Alexander Salazar Fine Art:

• 1040 7th Avenue
• San Diego, CA 92101

As we previously reported, the Jacqueline Ess film is an adaptation of Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament, a short story from Volume 2 of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood. With filming expected to begin this fall, Clive Barker revealed that Jovanka Vuckovic will be making her feature directorial debut on Jacqueline Ess. Taking on the lead role in the movie will be Lena Headey, of Game of Thrones, Dredd, 300, and The Purge fame. Here’s more information on the upcoming adaptation from our previous report:

"Jacqueline Ess tells the story of a beautiful woman with the ability to horrifically change people’s body shapes simply with her mind. Her ability gives her the power to grant men the ultimate sexual experience, albeit one that always proves fatal. It’s a story of sex, power, and the extremes that await us at the limits of desire.”