About The Work
Millions of lovebugs, or march flies, hatch, mate, lay eggs and die within the span of a month every spring and fall in Florida. Coupled at the tail like two headed beasts, they swarm in clouds, leaving sticky corpses splattered across cars and the landscape. In a witty take on this phenomenon, which he witnessed during his residencies at Graphicstudio, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz gathered thousands of pairs of the amorous insects to create iconized images of sexual positions from the Kama Sutra, the ancient Hindu text on human sexual behavior. Muniz explores perception and placement to investigate how the eye can be deceived. “What really fascinates me about the photographic process,” he says, “is that it endorses the existence of things. A chocolate puddle with the likeness of Freud becomes part of the same history as its notable subject. Photography reveals their true identity as objects.”
Courtesy of Graphicstudio
About Vik Muniz
From The Magazine
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- Art 101: Brought to You By Peter Marino: 5 Top-Tier Artworks Commissioned by the Starchitect
- Interviews & Features: “Art Architect” Peter Marino on How He Became the Dark Prince of Luxury
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Photogravures
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Each work is signed and numbered on verso and comes with a documentation sheet.
About The Work
Millions of lovebugs, or march flies, hatch, mate, lay eggs and die within the span of a month every spring and fall in Florida. Coupled at the tail like two headed beasts, they swarm in clouds, leaving sticky corpses splattered across cars and the landscape. In a witty take on this phenomenon, which he witnessed during his residencies at Graphicstudio, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz gathered thousands of pairs of the amorous insects to create iconized images of sexual positions from the Kama Sutra, the ancient Hindu text on human sexual behavior. Muniz explores perception and placement to investigate how the eye can be deceived. “What really fascinates me about the photographic process,” he says, “is that it endorses the existence of things. A chocolate puddle with the likeness of Freud becomes part of the same history as its notable subject. Photography reveals their true identity as objects.”
Courtesy of Graphicstudio
About Vik Muniz
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: A contemporary take on classical mythology
- Art 101: Tales from the Crypt: 7 Famous Artists Describe their Favorite Ancient Artworks from the Met's Vault
- Art 101: Brought to You By Peter Marino: 5 Top-Tier Artworks Commissioned by the Starchitect
- Interviews & Features: “Art Architect” Peter Marino on How He Became the Dark Prince of Luxury
- Interviews & Features: 10 Artists to Watch This February
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