The Crucifixion in the Work of Joel-Peter Witkin
Benitez Muñoz, Erik (2014) The Crucifixion in the Work of Joel-Peter Witkin. [MRP]
Item Type: | MRP |
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Creators: | Benitez Muñoz, Erik |
Abstract: | The works of American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin demonstrate how Catholic faith can influence and challenge an artist’s practice. Through an analysis of four photographs, A Christ (1987), Crucified Horse (1999), Naked Follow the Naked Christ (2006), and Crucifix and Tapestry (2010), I examine how Witkin represents the crucifixion by altering its iconography in creative ways. I compare Witkin’s crucifixion imagery to works by Andres Serrano and Cosimo Cavallaro, artists who share some of Witkin’s interpretations of the |
Date: | April 2014 |
Divisions: | Graduate Studies > Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2016 12:16 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 23:30 |
URI: | https://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/1260 |
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