Tom Hunter Limited Edition Art Print

Widows Horror at Shock Threat by
Tom Hunter, 2008

    

This limited edition art print of a photograph by Tom Hunter is a contemporary recreation of Titian's Diana and Actaeon composition, set in a London club. It was the joint initiative of the photographer and students at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, created specially to support the campaign to raise funds to acquire Titian's great painting for the nation.

    

The actress Kim Cattrall, famous for her man-eating role as Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City series, features as the goddess Diana, while Actaeon and the nymphs are members of the performance group La Clique and students from the Courtauld Institute. The work was featured on BBC2's The Culture Show in November 2008, sparking a lively debate.

    

Tom Hunter said of this piece:

    

“One of the great attractions of Titian's painting Diana and Actaeon is the theatrical element. The painting has such a strong sense of narrative, it makes me think that if Titian were alive today he would be directing films or T.V. That's why it was so great to use Kim Cattrall from Sex and the City to make my updating. The soap opera has now become the narrative painting of the modern age.”

    

Twenty-five (25) of the prints will be A3 size at £200 and twenty-five (25) at A2 (twice A3) size at £400. The prints will be numbered by hand, no further prints will be made.

    

These prints are also available in a bespoke wooden frame ('chocolate' varnish).

    

Widows Horror at Shock Threat © Tom Hunter, 2008     

Limited edition print sold in aid of the Campaign for the Titians