Description: Vik Muniz is known for using materials like wire, sugar, dirt, and chocolate sauce to create images that he then photographs. In this work, Vik Muniz humorously appropriates the head of Medusa from Caravaggio’s c. 1597 painting of the snake-haired Gorgon from Greek mythology. He then transposed the photograph on to a ceramic plate. The swirling pasta noodles cleverly describe Medusa's head of snakes and the blood from Caravaggio's painting is rendered in marinara sauce. It can be displayed or used as a serving dish, allowing the Medusa image to be revealed as food is removed. VIK MUNIZ Medusa Marinara (Caravaggio’s Medusa) Brazil/France, 1999 Photographic transfer-printed porcelain (Bernardaud, Limoges) NEW in original box 12.50 x 12.50 in (31.8 x 31.8 cm) Edition of 3000 Signed with printed manufacturer's mark to underside '1999 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project by Vik Muniz.
Price: 650 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-10-22T22:18:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Vik Muniz
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Custom Bundle: No
Item Length: 12-1/2 in
Region of Origin: Europe
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Platter
Year of Production: 1999
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Limited Edition Plate
Placement: Wall
Item Height: 1 in
Style: Contemporary Art
Features: Limited Edition
Item Width: 12-1/2 in
Culture: Contemporary Photography / Art
Time Period Produced: 1990-1999
Signed: Yes
Color: Red, White
Title: Medusa Marinara
Material: Ceramic & Porcelain
Subject: Figures, Mythology
Main Color: Red
Type: Porcelain Plate
Original/Reproduction: Original
Production Technique: Pottery
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Largest Dimension: Less than 12"
