Taurito

Artist Jordi Bernadó Spanish, born 1966

Date2004

MediumDigital chromogenic print

Dimensionsframe: 70 3/4 × 90 1/2 in. (179.7 × 229.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of Allen G. Thomas Jr. in honor of Lawrence J. Wheeler

Object number2014.14.3

On View

Not on view

Label TextJordi Bernardó views the discipline of photography as a way to understand the architectural code of cities and the ways this code is used to direct movement and impose structures of power. Bernardó is especially interested in commenting on the contemporary urbanization, transformation and the consequences of globalization in the city of Barcelona, which has become the focus of some of his most recent work. His images often contain some kind of visual dissonance—highly contrasting colors or structures in different states of disrepair emphasize the movement of change within the city.
In Taurito the focus of the image finds a putt putt golf course as a well maintained oasis in contrast to the hot and arid landscape of the background. With a sense of irony portrayed in the image’s perspective the miniature pieces of this inconsequential site of recreation loom unusually large to the multiple building complexes behind it. In the image’s army green palette an American flag draped across the Statue of Liberty and red roof of a windmill catch the eye.
[L. Dougherty, 2014]ProvenanceCreated Canary Islands, 2004; collection of the artist, Barcelona; [Galeria Senda, Barcelona]; Allen G. Thomas Jr., Wilson, NC, 2006; given to NCMA, 2014.

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Private Eye: Allen G. Thomas Jr. Photography Collection," September 13, 2014–March 22, 2015.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The Altered Environment," March 12-August 28, 2022. Object Rights Statement

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.