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Juan Muñoz — The fgurative sculptures of Spanish artist Juan Muñoz, who is a self-acknowledged storyteller, combine a personal exploration of human experience with a theatricality, synthesizing an emotional calm with the cerebral. Size plays a key conceptual role in all of Muñoz’s sculptures, as the slightly smaller than life-size fgures isolate themselves from the spectator, creating a sense of exclusion from the viewer. However, the present lot carries with it a unique sense of vertical scale, featuring one fgure on the shoulders of another.
Juan Muñoz

The fgurative sculptures of Spanish artist Juan Muñoz, who is a self-acknowledged storyteller, combine a personal exploration of human experience with a theatricality, synthesizing an emotional calm with the cerebral. Size plays a key conceptual role in all of Muñoz’s sculptures, as the slightly smaller than life-size fgures isolate themselves from the spectator, creating a sense of exclusion from the viewer. However, the present lot carries with it a unique sense of vertical scale, featuring one fgure on the shoulders of another.

The figurative sculptures of Spanish artist Juan Muñoz combine a deeply personal exploration of human experience with a striking theatricality, merging emotional calm with cerebral introspection. Executed in polyester resin, zolatone paint, cellophane, and linen, this work demonstrates Muñoz's masterful use of scale as a conceptual tool, with slightly smaller than life-size figures creating a subtle yet powerful sense of exclusion from the viewer. The present lot distinguishes itself through its compelling vertical dynamism, depicting one figure perched upon the shoulders of another, amplifying the psychological tension and narrative complexity central to Muñoz's artistic vision.

Medium
polyester resin, zolatone paint, cellophane and linen

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 15, 2013

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Juan Muñoz, The fgurative sculptures of Spanish artist Juan Muñoz, who is a self-acknowledged storyteller, combine a personal exploration of human experience with a theatricality, synthesizing an emotional calm with the cerebral. Size plays a key conceptual role in all of Muñoz’s sculptures, as the slightly smaller than life-size fgures isolate themselves from the spectator, creating a sense of exclusion from the viewer. However, the present lot carries with it a unique sense of vertical scale, featuring one fgure on the shoulders of another.

The figurative sculptures of Spanish artist Juan Muñoz combine a deeply personal exploration of human experience with a striking theatricality, merging emotional calm with cerebral introspection. Executed in polyester resin, zolatone paint, cellophane, and linen, this work demonstrates Muñoz's masterful use of scale as a conceptual tool, with slightly smaller than life-size figures creating a subtle yet powerful sense of exclusion from the viewer. The present lot distinguishes itself through its compelling vertical dynamism, depicting one figure perched upon the shoulders of another, amplifying the psychological tension and narrative complexity central to Muñoz's artistic vision.

Medium
polyester resin, zolatone paint, cellophane and linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Sculpture, Theatrical, Polyester Resin, Human Form, Spanish, Figurative, Contemporary

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