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Vik Muniz — Floor Scrapers, after Gustave Caillebotte from Pictures of Magazines 2
Vik Muniz

Floor Scrapers, after Gustave Caillebotte from Pictures of Magazines 2

2011

In this striking chromogenic print, Vik Muniz recreates Gustave Caillebotte's iconic 1875 painting of Parisian floor scrapers using carefully arranged fragments of torn magazine pages. Viewed up close, the image dissolves into a mosaic of colorful printed ephemera, yet from a distance the composition cohesively reconstructs the original scene of laborers bent over a gleaming wooden floor. Muniz's work challenges perceptions of image-making and mass media, blurring the boundaries between fine art, craft, and consumer culture.

Medium
chromogenic print

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Vik Muniz, Floor Scrapers, after Gustave Caillebotte from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

In this striking chromogenic print, Vik Muniz recreates Gustave Caillebotte's iconic 1875 painting of Parisian floor scrapers using carefully arranged fragments of torn magazine pages. Viewed up close, the image dissolves into a mosaic of colorful printed ephemera, yet from a distance the composition cohesively reconstructs the original scene of laborers bent over a gleaming wooden floor. Muniz's work challenges perceptions of image-making and mass media, blurring the boundaries between fine art, craft, and consumer culture.

Medium
chromogenic print
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Labor and Work, Muted Earth Tones, Male Artist, Brazilian Artist, Conceptual Art, Recycled Materials, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Photography, Appropriation Art, Labor And Working Class, Chromogenic Print, Labor And Industry, Late 20th Century, Warm Tones, Figurative, Found Materials, Figurative Composition, Post-Modern

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Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro