by muniva@gmail.com | Nov 1, 2012 | Press Articles
By Eve Wood Nov 2012 “Chance, spontaneity and ambiguity are all phenomena that can be difficult to manifest in visual terms, creating the “experience” of color, movement and line rather than simply repeating stale and predictable forms. Antonio...
by muniva@gmail.com | Oct 1, 2012 | Press Articles
By Bill Lasarow October 2012 “Fumage was among the arsenal of techniques used in classic Surrealism to help get the juices of the sub-conscious mind going. The random imprint of smoke from a combustible object such as a candle would be applied to a painting...
by muniva@gmail.com | Sep 10, 2012 | Press Articles
By Eva Recinos “If you’re a Surrealist art fan, you’re bound to like the sometimes frightening, beautifully frenetic work of Chihuahua-born, Los Angeles native Antonio Muñiz. On his website, he asks that viewers open their minds and look at his work...
by muniva@gmail.com | Sep 8, 2012 | Press Articles
“While studying the painter and theorist Wolfgang Paalen (1905, Vienna – 1959, Mexico) Antonio Muñiz became intrigued with fumage , a technique that Paalen created in 1936 and shared with his peers (including Salvador Dali). Muñiz related to the concept of smoke...
by muniva@gmail.com | Jul 24, 2012 | Press Articles
By Couturier Gallery Press Release Couturier Gallery is pleased to present “Antonio Muñiz: Metamorphosis,” the first solo exhibition for the Mexican born artist with the gallery. These fumage paintings, works on canvas and paper, are created from the...