Oscar Munoz

Colombian artist Oscan Muñoz considers his art practice an effort to recollect and, to some degree, exploit notions of perception and memory. Moreover, Muñoz poignantly redefines the history of Colombia in his work and installation art. Munoz's Invisibilia is a retrospective that spans four decades of work, comprising charcoal drawings from the 1970s to multimedia pieces of today. Invisibilia curator Vanessa Davidson states that Colombia's historical bloodshed is emphasised in Muñoz's work, associating "the precariousness of life with the fragility of the image". Although known as a photographer, Munoz's half-century career extends to the artist working in other mediums such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, and installation art (Greenwood 2022).

Figure 1. Oscar Muñoz, Narcisos secos (Dry Narcissi), 1994–1995, charcoal powder and paper in plexiglass containers, six elements, 51x352x352mm (each)

Figure 2. Oscar Muñoz, Interior, c.1987, lithograph, 762x508mm

Bibliography

“ÓSCAR MUÑOZ - Arts of the Americas.” n.d. Art of the Americas. Accessed August 21, 2022. http://www.oas.org/artsoftheamericas/oscar-munoz.

Greenwood, Caitlin. 2022. “Imagining the Invisible: Oscar Muñoz’s Retrospective at the Blanton.” Arts and Culture Texas. http://artsandculturetx.com/imagining-the-invisible-oscar-munozs-retrospective-at-the-blanton/.

Muñoz, Oscar. c.1987. Interior. Image. http://www.oas.org/artsoftheamericas/oscar-munoz.

Muñoz, Oscar. 1994-95. Narcisos secos (Dry Narcissi). Image. http://artsandculturetx.com/imagining-the-invisible-oscar-munozs-retrospective-at-the-blanton/.