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Vik Muniz — Giverny 2, after Monet #2 from Pictures of Color
Vik Muniz

Giverny 2, after Monet #2 from Pictures of Color

A dazzling recreation of Monet's iconic water lily series, this dye destruction print by Vik Muniz reinterprets the lush, dreamlike gardens of Giverny through the artist's signature conceptual lens. Muniz constructs the luminous, impressionistic scene using carefully arranged swatches of pure color, blurring the boundary between painterly abstraction and photographic reproduction. The flush-mounted format enhances the work's vibrant, jewel-like surface, inviting viewers to oscillate between seeing the image as a whole and recognizing the calculated arrangement of its chromatic components.

Medium
Dye destruction print, flush-mounted.

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Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

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Vik Muniz, Giverny 2, after Monet #2 from Pictures of Color

A dazzling recreation of Monet's iconic water lily series, this dye destruction print by Vik Muniz reinterprets the lush, dreamlike gardens of Giverny through the artist's signature conceptual lens. Muniz constructs the luminous, impressionistic scene using carefully arranged swatches of pure color, blurring the boundary between painterly abstraction and photographic reproduction. The flush-mounted format enhances the work's vibrant, jewel-like surface, inviting viewers to oscillate between seeing the image as a whole and recognizing the calculated arrangement of its chromatic components.

Medium
Dye destruction print, flush-mounted.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Floral Subject, Conceptual Photography, Dreamlike Mood, Landscape Subject, Male Artist, Lush Greenery, Brazilian Artist, Dye Destruction Print, Landscape, Contemporary Photography, Appropriation Art, After Monet, Mounted Print, Large Format, Post-Modernism, Impressionist Homage, Established Artist, Vibrant Colors, Post-Modern

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