Oscar Muñoz (artist)
| Oscar Muñoz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1951 Popayán, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombia |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
Oscar Muñoz is a visual artist born in 1951 in Popayán, Colombia.
Early life and education
Muñoz grew up in Cali, Colombia where he attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes.[1] He studied art and filmmaking[2]
Career
Muñoz has several works in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, including "Untitled" from the series Dried Narcissus (Narciso seco) (1996) a screenprint on acrylic and The Game of Probabilities (2007) a series of chromogenic color prints.[3] Muñoz founded a cultural center and art residency program in Cali, Colombia, Lugar a Dudas.
Muñoz work, Aliento (Breath),1995, consists of seven small oval mirrors screen-printed with grease. It is intended to be installed at eye level for viewers to blow on. Through the breath's vapor, an image of a deceased person (taken from obituary photographs) is revealed. This work was analyzed in the article, Assisted Breathing: Developing Embodied Exposure in Oscar Muñoz's "Aliento."[4]
Selected exhibitions
- 2013-2014: XL: 19 New Acquisitions in Photography (May 10, 2013 – January 6, 2014), Museum of Modern Art[5]
Selected works
- Narcisos in Progress at the Museum of Modern Art, 1994–ongoing
- Untitled from the series Dried Narcissus (Narciso seco) at the Museum of Modern Art, 1996
- Untitled from the series Dried Narcissus (Narciso seco) at the Museum of Modern Art, 1996
- The Game of Probabilities at the Museum of Modern Art, 2007
References
- ↑ Ramirez, Mari Carmen, ed. (2015). Contingent Beauty: Contemporary Art from Latin America. New Haven: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Distributed by Yale University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-300-21481-9.
- ↑ King, Sarah S. "Oscar Muñoz: Paris at Jeu de Paume". Art in America.
- ↑ "Oscar Muñoz | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ Graham, Amanda Jane (May 2002). "Assisted Breathing: Developing Embodied Exposure in Oscar Muñoz's "Aliento"". Latin American Perspectives. 39 (3): 63–73.
- ↑ "XL: 19 New Acquisitions in Photography". Museum of Modern Art. 2013.
External links
- Oscar Muñoz at Museum of Modern Art
- Oscar Muñoz at Sicardi Gallery