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Updated 19 May 2020
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Maciej Urbaneck captures the tropical foliage of the Everglades, Florida, in this digital print characteristic of his hyper-real imagery. Lush with ‘ferns, all the way to the horizon’, he describes the location as having heat reminiscent of the Caribbean, and an underlying unease provided by the resident crocodiles.
Urbanek makes large-scale photographic prints which explore and interpret the distinction between representation and reality. He is currently Photography Tutor in the RA Schools.
All proceeds from the sale of RA Editions prints go directly to support the RA Schools.
“In my art practice I have been using a variety of media to speculate on the subjects of existence, beauty, production of meaning and the nature of representation. I am interested in elevating the banal and prosaic elements of life and turning them into powerful and rich visual statements.”
Urbanek makes large-scale photographic prints which explore and interpret the distinction between representation and reality. He describes the location behind So There Would Be No Thoughts as having heat reminiscent of the Caribbean and an underlying unease provided by the resident crocodiles.
The RA Editions programme generates valuable revenue for the RA and in particular the RA Schools.
About Maciej Urbanek
Maciej Urbanek was born in 1979 in Kielce, Poland. He studied at the RA Schools and Goldsmiths College and in 2010 won the RA Schools Gold Medal.
Urbanek has exhibited most recently at POSK Gallery, Peles Empire Gallery, and in the RA Summer Exhibition 2008. Alongside his work as an artist and curator, he is the RA's Photography Tutor.He lives and...
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https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/so-there-would-be-no-thoughts-by-maciej-urbaneck24091So There Would Be No Thoughtshttps://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/media/catalog/product/m/a/maciej-urbanek---so-there-would-be-no-thoughtsweb.jpg800800GBPInStock/Art/RA Editions/Art/All Artworks/Art/All Artworks/RA Editions/Edits/Shop the Spectrum/Green/Art/All Artworks/Nature<p>In his characteristic hyper-real style, Maciej Urbanek depicts the tropical foliage of the Everglades, Florida in this limited edition print.</p>
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