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Chromogenic print - Signed and dated on affixed label

Vik Muniz’s Butterflies, after Odilon Redon (2006) is a chromogenic print that reinterprets the delicate, dreamlike quality of Odilon Redon’s work. This mixed media print features an array of vibrantly detailed butterflies hovering over a rocky terrain against a soft sky, merging realism with a surreal ambiance. Muniz pays homage to Redon’s fascination with fantasy and nature by capturing the ephemeral beauty of butterflies in a moment of suspended motion. The artwork, measuring 127 x 101.6 cm, evokes a sense of ethereal wonder, blending intricate textures with an almost otherworldly color palette. This piece is both a tribute to Redon’s legacy and an exploration of visual reinterpretation.

Vik Muniz (Brazil, 1961) is a celebrated contemporary artist known for his innovative use of unconventional materials like chocolate, garbage, and thread. He recreates iconic images with these mediums, blurring the line between high art and everyday objects. Muniz’s works explore perception, memory, and the relationship between art and reality.

Vik Muniz

Butterflies, after Odilon Redon , 2006

Name: Butterflies, after Odilon Redon , 2006
SKU: 10175

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

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The great challenge is how to make smart, intelligent art that can speak to everybody.
- Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz is a photographer and artist from Brazil. He was originally a sculptor, but grew increasingly interested in the artistic photographs that were being taken of his work. Vik Muniz now focuses his artistic talents completely on photography, and uses a number of unconventional items such as diamonds, garbage and chocolate syrup to create images that depict certain events in history and pop culture. Vik Muniz got his start in art in a rather unique way. He was working in advertising as a teenager, and on his way back from a formal gala, he tried to break up a street fight. One of the the men accidentally shot him in the leg, and paid Muniz not to press charges against him. Vik Muniz then moved to New York, where he worked in an art studio his friend lent him and began sculpting. Vik Muniz is very popular with art enthusiasts, and his Rio de Janeiro's MAM was second in attendance only to Picasso's exhibits. Vik Muniz was also part of the documentary Wasteland, where the artwork he'd created in the garbage dumps outside of Rio de Janeiro was featured. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award. (Artist website)

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Butterflies, after Odilon Redon , 2006

127 x 101.6 cm

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