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The Turin Horse Painting
Canada
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 59.8 W x 67.3 H x 2.4 D in
About The Artwork
In Turin in January, 1889, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche opposes the rough behavior of a coachman flogging his horse which refuses to move forward. Nietzsche sobs and embraces the animal. Then, his lodging-house keeper brings him back to his room. The philosopher remains prostrate there for two days, before sinking, during the last eleven years of his existence, into a crisis of dementia. I wanted to depict this scene because, not only am I a great fan of the one who “philosophized with a hammer”, but I find that it illustrates in the highest degree the empathy towards animals. Was Nietzsche so affected by the fate of the horse that he sank into madness or did he recognize himself as if through a mirror, which caused him to derail? What’s sure is that empathy blurs the borders and reveals us to ourselves. The Horse of Turin is also the animal that we are. The original painting is available at Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:59.8 W x 67.3 H x 2.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Canada
Born in 1982 in Laval, Quebec (Canada), Mathieu Laca's work is professionally exhibited for the first time at the age of 17 at the Maison des Arts de Laval. In 2002, he is awarded the City of Laval Culture Prize and is selected by painter Marc Seguin to showcase his work in the group exhibition, Generation Montreal, featuring some of the most talented young artists from Montreal. In 2005, he graduates from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. By 2010, Laca is featured in a number of solo exhibitions, including Quebec City's L'espace contemporain. His work is held in public and private art collections across Canada, the United States, China, Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway, Spain, Germany and Israel. Laca lives and works in Laval, Quebec.
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