Friday, December 17, 2010

Sam Taylor-Wood Pietà



This was actually an interesting pick for me because I didn't realize it was the same photographer as the last picture I wrote about until I looked for the name.  For anyone familiar with art, this is a contemporary version of  Michelangelo Buonarroti's Pieta sculpture, which is located in Vatican City.  That was the reason it caught my eye originally as well.  I believe that while the image is easily copied because of the basic form of two people, I think the photographer did a great job here in making it more modern.  The old stair case and rails framing the sides of the picture are a nice touch and I enjoy the way the stairs lead the viewer up and down the sides of the picture and ultimately into the middle. 

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