
Homage to JMW Turner
2002
A sweeping color photograph divided into four parts, this work pays tribute to the atmospheric luminosity of J.M.W. Turner through vast, dissolving expanses of light, water, and sky. Rocha Pitta captures nature in a state of sublime transformation, where elemental forces blur the boundaries between sea and atmosphere, echoing Turner's legendary ability to render the ephemeral. The quadripartite structure invites the viewer to move across a panoramic vision of the natural world suspended in perpetual flux.
- Medium
- color photograph, in 4 parts
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- Auction House · Phillips
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February 28, 2018
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