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Vik Muniz — A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, after Georges Seurat from Gordian Puzzles
Vik Muniz

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, after Georges Seurat from Gordian Puzzles

Created by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, this digital chromogenic print reimagines Georges Seurat's iconic Pointillist masterpiece through a conceptually layered lens, reconstructing the beloved scene of Parisians leisurely gathered along the Seine using the interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Muniz transforms the original painting's meticulous dots of color into the fragmented geometry of puzzle pieces, drawing a witty parallel between Seurat's painstaking technique and the meditative act of assembling a puzzle. The work belongs to Muniz's *Gordian Puzzles* series, in which he explores themes of perception, reproduction, and the relationship between effort and image-making.

Medium
Digital chromogenic print.

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April 1, 2014

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Vik Muniz, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, after Georges Seurat from Gordian Puzzles

Created by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, this digital chromogenic print reimagines Georges Seurat's iconic Pointillist masterpiece through a conceptually layered lens, reconstructing the beloved scene of Parisians leisurely gathered along the Seine using the interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Muniz transforms the original painting's meticulous dots of color into the fragmented geometry of puzzle pieces, drawing a witty parallel between Seurat's painstaking technique and the meditative act of assembling a puzzle. The work belongs to Muniz's *Gordian Puzzles* series, in which he explores themes of perception, reproduction, and the relationship between effort and image-making.

Medium
Digital chromogenic print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Leisure Scene, Brazilian Artist, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Photography, Digital Print, Appropriation Art, Colorful Palette, Chromogenic Print, Figurative Art, Established Artist, Playful Mood, Figurative Composition, Pointillism Reference, Post-Modern

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Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro