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Vik Muniz — Vulcan Forges Cupid's Arrow, after Alessandro Tiarini from Pictures of Junk
Vik Muniz

Vulcan Forges Cupid's Arrow, after Alessandro Tiarini from Pictures of Junk

Using thousands of pieces of discarded junk and debris meticulously arranged on a warehouse floor, Vik Muniz recreates Alessandro Tiarini's classical Baroque painting depicting the god Vulcan at his forge crafting Cupid's arrow. The resulting photograph captures the surprising tension between the chaos of industrial waste and the refined elegance of the original masterwork. This work is part of Muniz's celebrated *Pictures of Junk* series, in which he challenges perceptions of value, beauty, and transformation by reproducing iconic images through unconventional and often discarded materials.

Medium
Chromogenic print.

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April 2, 2015

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Vik Muniz, Vulcan Forges Cupid's Arrow, after Alessandro Tiarini from Pictures of Junk

Using thousands of pieces of discarded junk and debris meticulously arranged on a warehouse floor, Vik Muniz recreates Alessandro Tiarini's classical Baroque painting depicting the god Vulcan at his forge crafting Cupid's arrow. The resulting photograph captures the surprising tension between the chaos of industrial waste and the refined elegance of the original masterwork. This work is part of Muniz's celebrated *Pictures of Junk* series, in which he challenges perceptions of value, beauty, and transformation by reproducing iconic images through unconventional and often discarded materials.

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

Related themes

Conceptual, Photograph, Artistic, Brazilian, Mixed Media, Chromogenic Print, Junk, Colorful, Still Life, Contemporary

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Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro