XV: Ascension

David LaChapelle - XV: Ascension David LaChapelle's work, XV: Ascension is a chromogenic print on Dibond made in a limited edition of 7 examples and 5 artist's proofs. In this work, Jesus has finally ascended into heaven after the long and painful journey of repentance. The Redeemer is placed in the center of the picture, in bright white robes, surrounded by thick, lush vegetation.  With the symbolism peculiar to Christianity, Christ blesses us, looking at the viewer with an enigmatic gaze, hinting at a smile: he has accomplished the journey and atoned for the sins of all mankind. The work XV: Ascension was made in 2023 and measures 20.8x15.7 in.  The Stations of the Cross Series Way of the Cross is nothing more than a Christian devotional path that consists of processionally passing 14 crosses, pausing at each one to pray to Jesus. These crosses are called stations: this Christian-based spiritual path inspired LaChapelle for his 2023 series Station of the Cross.  LaChapelle tells a sacred journey in a profane surrealist key, starting from the place where Jesus was condemned to death and ending with the place of the resurrection.  Profane in that Jesus is in the guise of Italian musician and actor Tedua: in 2023 the rapper released his third album dedicated to the Divine Comedy, a record for which LaChapelle signed the Covers for the two parts, Inferno and Purgatorio. The Genoese singer interprets the figure of Jesus with incredible pathos, reminiscent of the part he played in Michele Placido's 2022 film, The Shadow of Caravaggio.  Imbued with theatricality, the devotional itinerary is dismayed by symbolic figures inspired by the medieval and post-modern eras. However, LaChapelle repurposes the Christian iconographic repertoire in kitsch: he remixes semantic codes, drawing on the notoriety of images to provide us with new meanings related to the contemporary world. Plastic, sculpted, exaggeratedly colored, the subjects of LaChapelle's photographs reinterpret the secularized visual culture of the sacred. Thus, the artist engages the viewer in his reflection on today's conception of religiosity.  DAVID LACHAPELLE XV: ASCENSION FOR SALE ON DEODATO.US If you are interested in the work by David LaChapelle XV: Ascension for sale you are in the right place. Do’t hesitate to contact us for any doubt or further information about the artwork