11/19/2023 0 Comments Large photo print joshua tree![]() ![]() ![]() Fan-created rock formations welcome visitors to the site of U2’s Joshua tree. But there’s nothing but the wide-open desert expanse and breathtaking views of the Coso Range and snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains. I'm hoping to see a car or two pulled over, a tell-tale sign that some U2 pilgrims may be making the trek. But these are shorter and younger than the majestic, towering tree immortalized on the U2 album. (Steven Cuevas/KQED)ĭriving toward the western edge of Death Valley (the opposite direction U2 was driving on the morning "The Joshua Tree" photos were taken), I spot a small cluster of Joshua trees off in the distance after driving about 23 miles east of Olancha. Outtakes from Anton Corbijn's U2 photo shoot near Death Valley. ![]() There are no obvious landmarks or road markers to guide you there. After some considerable online sleuthing, I finally run down some GPS coordinates that I hope are correct. But if you set out to find that mysterious tree, you’re unlikely to find it easily. That downtown location is as easy to find as it is to download the entire "The Joshua Tree" album, released in March 1987. Once at the tree, they took a series of photos and then pushed on toward Los Angeles, where they’d later film a music video for one of “The Joshua Tree’s” biggest hits (“Where the Streets Have No Name”) at the top of a liquor store (now a Mexican restaurant) on Seventh Street and Main at the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row. They pulled over and hiked about 10 minutes south from the highway. Anton Corbijn's iconic shot of U2 and on the inside cover of 'The Joshua Tree.' (Steven Cuevas/KQED) U2 had spent several days exploring the otherworldly desert landscapes of the Coachella Valley and Death Valley (the photo that graces "The Joshua Tree" album cover was shot at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley). The story goes that it was Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn who spotted the tree while motoring along Highway 190 with the band out of Death Valley National Park. One of five finalists at the VAO, Attura’s work continues to delight viewers and feature in prominent residential and public projects across the world. We’ve been working with Nadia Attura since 2019.On the inside cover of "The Joshua Tree," the members of U2 stare grimly into the camera, a lone Joshua tree looming behind them. Press features include The Guardian, The New York Times, and artist of the month for Vogue Magazine. The artist later applies washes, paints, ink and chalk to her works, which imbues them with an illustrative feel. Her meticulous collaging combines unexpected elements, resulting in dreamy scenes that explore idealism and paradise, accentuated by Attura’s enriched colour palette, which adds a touch of the absurd to her compositions. Working with a complex and multifaceted process of layering, Nadia Attura's artworks incorporate unexpected imagery to produce poetic portrayals of place and time.Īttura uses analogue and digital photographs taken on location on her travels around the world. Nadia Attura is a contemporary artist, born and raised in the UK, who mixes landscape photography with tactile collage to create uncanny utopias from the imagination. ![]()
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