Interior con figura [Interior with Figure]

Oscar Muñoz began his series Interiors in 1976. This work depicts a figure in an indoor domestic space who seems unaware of being observed, thereby transforming the viewer into a voyeur. The subtle contrasts between light and shadow would continue to impact the artist’s aesthetic in later photographic and video works. As Muñoz explained: "I also wanted to capture the mood and atmosphere of those spaces through different wall textures, floors marked by the light, the shadows, the reflections on the mirror, and the accidents that architecture endures, the things that happen. That is what interested me the most, beyond a social discourse…. In my works there is always a gaze that is not neutral, it is emotional."

This work is among Muñoz’s earliest. It illustrates a crucial period of experimentation with drawing as a medium that moves beyond hyperrealism because of this “emotional” gaze. As the artist said upon reflection of his early practice: “Although I may change materials and experiment with new ones, I am still doing the same thing, with the same fundamental concerns.”