product description
Robert
Zott’s striking and thought-provoking works of art
have only been available for viewing in
museums—until now. Introducing Patience, the
first in a series of limited edition prints from The
Tombstone Photographs™.
Patience is the work
of acclaimed artist Robert Zott, the world’s
foremost tombstone photographer.
Patience is printed on Hahnemühle FineArt
Baryta, 325 g/m², gloss paper. It measures 24" x
20" and is individually signed and numbered by
the artist. The print is unmatted & unframed. A
certificate of authenticity (COA) is included with
every purchase.
The Patience
print run has been limited to
only 200, so act now!
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the artist
"Robert Zott's surveying of graveyards to find tombstones
with startlingly appropriate
names on them is a fascinating and increasingly well-known
obsession."
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The New York Times
Robert Zott takes photographs of tombstones...not your average tombstones. Each bears a single last name that is also a common English word. To locate his subjects, he physically surveys over 10,000 tombstones per week, selecting only those without given names, dates, or epitaphs.
For Zott, it is essential that the tombstones are real, and that his photographs are not altered or manipulated in any way. When describing his work, he cites Michelangelo who said, "The greatest artist has no single concept that a marble block does not contain already."
The New York Times said, "Mr. Zott cleverly manipulates our perception of these memorials." He achieves this by: 1) using the orientation or exposure of the photographs to create metaphors for life and death, 2) using the names of living persons, locations, or fictional characters to create paradoxes between existence and nonexistence, and 3) using various names to create black comedies or cautionary tales.
Robert Zott's award-winning photographs have been selected for dozens of exhibitions by curators such as Robert Storr and Thomas Collins of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Bill Arning (formerly of White Columns, New York); and Richard Vine of Art in America.
To inquire about having The Tombstone Photographs™ touring exhibition
appear at your museum or exhibition space, please click
here for complete information.
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