Thomas Struth Paradise 23, São Francisco de Xavier, Brasil 2001 Color coupler print, Diasec mounted. 87 x 68 in. (221 x 172.7 cm). Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 9/10 on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame.
Literature Schirmer/Mosel, Thomas Struth New Pictures from Paradise, no. 7891 (fig. 1) Catalogue Essay The title of the series by Thomas Struth Paradise, instinctively summons connotations of The Sublime, the subject of discussion by various 18thcentury English and German philosophers, and later, art. Interest in the subject rose in tandem with the increase in popularity of the Grand Tour, in which members of European nobility, as a rite of passage, travelled across the continent, documenting their adventures in literary and visual forms. The Sublime, as opposed to The Beautiful, was distinguished by its dual invocation of horror and delight, at once appearing as menacing, ominous and terrifying as inspiring, humbling and invigorating. Emphasis was on the tremendous, overpowering effect of nature, and the diminishing proportion of Mankind in comparison, all of which Thomas Struth deftly captures in the current lot. The vast Brazilian jungle appears primordial, stripping the image of its temporality and detaching it from any of the associations with 21st-century Brazil, particularly in regards to industrialization, rapid urban growth,globalization, and economic strength. The horizon is exceptionally low, and small, meandering pathway highlights the enormity of the surrounding nature, all but obliterating the sky in its sheer density. The scale of the work is accordingly impressive, immediately engulfing viewers with an almost spiritual potency, the kind normally experienced in religious architecture, unsurprisingly another popular subject in the work of Thomas Struth In fact, just like the towering dome of the Pantheon, the grandiose façade of the Mailänder Dom, the expansive plaza facing Notre Dame, and the colossalvaulted ceilings at the Basilica de Montreale, the Brazilian jungle is as monumental and awe-inspiring, at once wondrous and overwhelming. Read More
Thomas Struth Paradise 23, São Francisco de Xavier, Brasil 2001 Color coupler print, Diasec mounted. 87 x 68 in. (221 x 172.7 cm). Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 9/10 on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame.
Literature Schirmer/Mosel, Thomas Struth New Pictures from Paradise, no. 7891 (fig. 1) Catalogue Essay The title of the series by Thomas Struth Paradise, instinctively summons connotations of The Sublime, the subject of discussion by various 18thcentury English and German philosophers, and later, art. Interest in the subject rose in tandem with the increase in popularity of the Grand Tour, in which members of European nobility, as a rite of passage, travelled across the continent, documenting their adventures in literary and visual forms. The Sublime, as opposed to The Beautiful, was distinguished by its dual invocation of horror and delight, at once appearing as menacing, ominous and terrifying as inspiring, humbling and invigorating. Emphasis was on the tremendous, overpowering effect of nature, and the diminishing proportion of Mankind in comparison, all of which Thomas Struth deftly captures in the current lot. The vast Brazilian jungle appears primordial, stripping the image of its temporality and detaching it from any of the associations with 21st-century Brazil, particularly in regards to industrialization, rapid urban growth,globalization, and economic strength. The horizon is exceptionally low, and small, meandering pathway highlights the enormity of the surrounding nature, all but obliterating the sky in its sheer density. The scale of the work is accordingly impressive, immediately engulfing viewers with an almost spiritual potency, the kind normally experienced in religious architecture, unsurprisingly another popular subject in the work of Thomas Struth In fact, just like the towering dome of the Pantheon, the grandiose façade of the Mailänder Dom, the expansive plaza facing Notre Dame, and the colossalvaulted ceilings at the Basilica de Montreale, the Brazilian jungle is as monumental and awe-inspiring, at once wondrous and overwhelming. Read More
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