Milk Drop
Artist
Vik Muniz
(Brazilian, born 1961)
Date1998
MediumDye destruction print
DimensionsImage: 26 3/4 × 21 1/4 inches (67.95 × 53.98 cm)
Sheet: 31 5/16 × 25 9/16 inches (79.53 × 64.93 cm)
Sheet: 31 5/16 × 25 9/16 inches (79.53 × 64.93 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4151
SignedSigned, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom center, in black pen: "[signature] 1998 AP 1/3"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: ""MILK DROP""
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. AP 1/3
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionSplash created by a drop of milk against a highly contrasted and darkly muddled surface and background.Gallery LabelMilk Drop directly references the stop-action photograph of Harold Edgerton, who used ultra-high-speed photography to record the trajectory of a milk drop as it fell into a pool of the liquid.
Vik Muniz rendered his version in chocolate syrup before photographing the drawing. Working with a perishable drawing material required Muniz to photograph the piece while it was still glistening and gooey to freeze the moment. This conceptual connection between time and photography also informed Muniz’s choice of Edgerton’s iconic photograph as a source image.
Copyright© Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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