b. 1961, Brazil

Vik Muniz Biography

维克 • 穆尼斯以其日常用品如细绳,垃圾,巧克力糖浆和泥土制成的作品而闻名。他通过将主题融入材料中的創作,使得这些令人惊讶的材料有了值得參考的價值。如此一來,穆尼兹为材料所代表的既定概念增加了新的维度。

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穆尼斯从他的"遗物"系列开始他的雕塑生涯,其中包括《小丑头骨》(Clown Skull)(1987)等有趣的作品,该系列描绘了包括小丑头骨与球鼻骨头逼真的外观。然而,最终,他发现他雕塑作品的摄影图片比艺术品本身更具吸引力,并逐渐将摄影作为他所有作品的最终媒介。他1989年系列作品"生活中的最佳作品"的灵感来自于咖啡桌出版物"最佳生活"中的照片,这本书是他所拥有但在搬家时丢失的书。穆尼斯在对书的回忆中绘制了传奇性的图像—其中包括《月亮上的男人》和《时代广场的亲吻》(均为1989年)—然后拍摄了照片并将照片作为最终作品展示。在另一个名为"云图"(2001)的系列作品中,艺术家拍摄了天空书法家在天空中所绘制的云彩,随着时间,它们逐渐解体并消失的照片。

与逐渐亡逸的云层在记忆里消亡的危险相比,作品如莱昂纳多·达芬奇的《蒙娜丽莎》等杰作以及玛丽莲梦露和马龙白兰度的照片,则深深植根大众意识中。然而,穆尼斯对这些图像的描绘在非传统媒介中重写了与图像本身内容相匹配的图像。例如,他2004年的玛丽莲梦露的肖像,名为《玛丽莲梦露》(钻石图片),由钻石制成 —参考她的着名歌曲"钻石是女孩最好的朋友"。在他的"尘埃画"系列(2001)中,穆尼斯使用从美国惠特尼美术馆收集到的尘埃,复制了各种着名的美国中期艺术家的作品,如唐纳德·贾德的《无题》(1965)和理查德·塞拉的《道具》(1968)。在约瑟夫·M·科恩家庭收藏官网中的艺术家小传里穆尼斯的介绍中,艺术家提到:"灰尘是头发和皮肤的碎片。我认为人们在美术馆里经常挠头思考;这与艺术品本身的残留物混合在一起。这是美术馆观者和艺术品之间最终的联系"。

在过去十年中,穆尼斯将他的视觉实践从现代文化扩展到更多个人性的遭遇。在他的"垃圾图片"系列(2008年)中,他拍摄了他在里约热内卢郊区一座名为格拉玛舒露天垃圾场遇到的垃圾拾荒者。他保留了自己对肖像画的兴趣,通过使用古典肖像画中经典图像的构图来绘制垃圾拾荒者,例如使用雅克-路易·大卫的《马拉之死》中的法国革命领袖让-保罗·马拉的构图。这些作品中的人像与背景中的垃圾互相烘托,相得益彰。随后在由露西·沃克(Lucy Walker)执导的的纪录片"垃圾场"(Waste Land)(2010)中,穆尼斯表示他的目标是"用他们每天处理的相同材料改变人们的生活"。事实上,由于纪录片取得成功并大获好评,艺术家和电影制片人已经向格拉玛舒露天垃圾场拾荒者社群捐赠了30多万美元,

穆尼斯现于布鲁克林与里约热内卢两地居住。

Casey Carsel | Ocula | 2018

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Metachrome (Untitled, 1976, after Tomie Ohtake) by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork print
Vik Muniz Metachrome (Untitled, 1976, after Tomie Ohtake), 2024 Archival inkjet print
101.6 x 103.5 cm
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Live Cash: Praia Rodrigues, after Johann Moritz Rugendas by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork print
Vik Muniz Live Cash: Praia Rodrigues, after Johann Moritz Rugendas, 2022 Archival inkjet print
101.6 x 134.4 cm
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Atalanta and Hippomenes, after Guido Reni by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork photography
Vik Muniz Atalanta and Hippomenes, after Guido Reni, 2006 Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum
236 x 360 cm
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Hercules and Omphale, after François Lemoyne by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork photography
Vik Muniz Hercules and Omphale, after François Lemoyne, 2007 Framed chromogenic print mounted on aluminum
229 x 183 cm
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Mnemonic Vehicle No. 1 by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork sculpture
Vik Muniz Mnemonic Vehicle No. 1, 2014 Vehicle: composite, polyurethane, Plexiglas and aluminium; box: UV ink jet print on paper on museum board
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Mnemonic Vehicle No. 1 by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork sculpture
Vik Muniz Mnemonic Vehicle No. 1, 2015 Composite, polyurethane, Plexiglas, and aluminium
163 x 71.5 x 48.5 inches
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Handmade: Letter Rack by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork mixed media
Vik Muniz Handmade: Letter Rack, 2017 mixed media on archival inkjet print
101 x 76 cm
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Handmade: Interaction of Color 24 (Rectangles, Black Stripes) by Vik Muniz contemporary artwork mixed media
Vik Muniz Handmade: Interaction of Color 24 (Rectangles, Black Stripes), 2017 Mixed media on archival inkjet print
76 x 56 cm
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