Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo
By Althea Thauberger
Photo Credit: Jay Black
Thauberger’s Ecce Homo is a dramatic photomural inspired by the 1793 painting Death of Marat by Jacque-Louis David, and also by the locally based forensic drama Da Vinci’s Inquest and the association with local politics through its source in the life of former Vancouver Chief Coroner, Mayor and Senator Larry Campbell. The image conflates these two sources in an exquisitely produced larger-then-life dramatic image. The David painting featured the death of a writer deeply involved in the politics of the French revolution. This association between art and politics, real life and representation, is at the heart of the work.
This artwork was commissioned by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program for Platforms: Artist Initiated Projects in partnership with InTransit BC.
