
Four Works: (i) Monica Vitti; (ii) Romy Schneider; (iii) Maria Callas; (iv) Catherine Deneuve; (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)
Vik Muniz recreates iconic portraits of legendary European actresses — Monica Vitti, Romy Schneider, Maria Callas, and Catherine Deneuve — using sparkling diamond dust as his medium, photographed as chromogenic prints. The glittering particles dissolve each figure's features into a shimmering constellation of light, simultaneously constructing and obscuring their famous likenesses. This tension between glamour and impermanence reflects on the nature of celebrity, memory, and the seductive illusion of the image itself.
- Medium
- chromogenic print
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 28, 2016
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