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Vik Muniz — Romy Schneider (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)
Vik Muniz

Romy Schneider (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)

A shimmering portrait of the iconic actress Romy Schneider emerges from a field of scattered diamond dust, captured in a chromogenic print by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz. The work belongs to Muniz's celebrated *Pictures of Diamond Dust* series, in which he photographs images constructed from luxurious materials to explore the relationship between value, illusion, and representation. The glittering particles both reveal and obscure the subject, inviting viewers to question the nature of celebrity, beauty, and the seductive surfaces through which we perceive them.

Medium
chromogenic print

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

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Vik Muniz, Romy Schneider (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)

A shimmering portrait of the iconic actress Romy Schneider emerges from a field of scattered diamond dust, captured in a chromogenic print by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz. The work belongs to Muniz's celebrated *Pictures of Diamond Dust* series, in which he photographs images constructed from luxurious materials to explore the relationship between value, illusion, and representation. The glittering particles both reveal and obscure the subject, inviting viewers to question the nature of celebrity, beauty, and the seductive surfaces through which we perceive them.

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

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Diamond Dust Series, Male Artist, Brazilian Artist, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, Chromogenic Print, Celebrity Subject, Glamorous Mood, Late 20th Century, Portrait, Monochromatic

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