s e r i e s | 1 2 p o r t r a i t s o f w a l t e r b e n j a m i n
found photograph of walter benjamin.
all phrases taken from benjamin's "the work of art in the age of its technical reproducibility" (third version), translated by harry zohn and edmund jephcott.
acrylic medium transfers with stamped text on paper
set of twelve images
each 8" x 11" approximately
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #1
portrait as the eliminated element within the concept of the aura |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #2
portrait as a mountain range on the horizon or a branch that casts its shadow on the beholder |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #3
portrait as the alignment of reality with the masses & of the masses with reality |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #4
portrait as an ancient statue of venus / a sinister idol |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #5
portrait as the reproduction of a work designed for reproducibility |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #6
portrait as the elk depicted by stone age man on the walls of his cave |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #10
portrait as the blue flower in the land of technology |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #11
portrait as the special conflict in which painting has become enmeshed |
12 PORTRAITS OF WALTER BENJAMIN: #12
portrait as a demand whose hour of full satisfaction has not yet come |