Vik Muniz
Brazilian, born 1961
Pillow II (after Dürer)
INV-1542
Vik Muniz
Brazilian, born 19611999
Pillow II (after Dürer)
Vik Muniz Brazilian, born 1961 →gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) prphotographic process
Date
1999
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 47.9 × 58 cm (18 7/8 × 22 7/8 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 60.8 cm (19 15/16 × 23 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Daniel L. and Rosalind Benton Foundation Fund
To create Pillow II, Vik Muniz arranged nails to create the shape of a pillow, which he then photographed. He based his composition on an etching by Albrecht Dürer (1417–1528), a German Renaissance artist known for his close observation skills and his ability to render details. Muniz chose to use nails to “draw” the pillow to visualize what he calls “identity conflicts.” Here, the hard nails are made to appear as two things they are not: the etched lines of Dürer and the soft folds of a feather pillow.
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