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Stations of the Cross
Adrian Wiszniewski, born 1958 - Enlarge image
Stations of the Cross; Jesus Falls for the First Time
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Glasgow, Scotland (made)
- Date:
1999 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Adrian Wiszniewski, born 1958 (artist)
Glasgow Print Studio (publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Linocut on tenjin paper
- Credit Line:
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
- Museum number:
E.522:3-2001
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case EW, shelf 158
This print by the Scottish artist Adrian Wiszniewski is a part of a set of fourteen linocuts, depicting the final events in the life of Christ, titled Stations of the Cross. The series was included in the V&A exhibition Sacred, in 2001. The set is a modern treatment of the events of the Passion of Christ, a theme often explored in art throughout the ages.
Wiszniewski’s figures, though clad in modern dress, stand outside time and space, and appear to us as universal ‘types’ beyond the confines of any specific culture. The simplicity of the technique, the fluid lines and strong colour create a striking image. In this print, Christ falls for the first time on his way to Mount Calvary, exhausted under the weight of the cross.
