Fullmoon@Rwenzori: Mountains of the Moon
2010
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color photogravure on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 50.96 × 50.48 cm (20 1/16 × 19 7/8 in.) sheet: 74.3 × 72.39 cm (29 1/4 × 28 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2014.116.2
Art Historical Context
Darren Almond's *Fullmoon@Rwenz: Mountains of the Moon (2010) captures ethereal beauty of Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains ancient peaks mythologized since Ptolemy's time as snow-capped "Mountains of the Moon source of the Nile. Part of Almond's acclaimed Fullmoon series, this photogravure print transforms a nocturnal landscape into a luminous vision, evoking themes of time, memory, and the sublime in nature. The British contemporary artist's work often explores human perception of ephemerality, blending photography with printmaking to create meditative images that bridge the temporal gap between d...
About the Artist
Darren Almond
Darren Almond, born in August 1971 in Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England, emerged as a pivotal figure in contemporary British art. Growing up in nearby Wigan, he developed an early fascination with trains, often trainspotting and traveling extensively by rail, which later infused his work with themes of journeying and transience. Almond studied at Winchester School of Art, graduating in 1993 with ...