Visual Analysis Of Ironing Woman By Vik Munniz

This was typed on a MacBook Pro. A cascade of possibilities fell into place in order for that to have happened, and they did quite effortlessly. In other situations, however, the odds were not as favourable. A lot of people have to work tremendously hard for everything they have, facing mountains of tasks daily. Created by Vik Muniz in 2008, the 56 by 40 inch print titled Ironing Woman uses line, colour, and texture to address the notion of continuous struggle and burden of responsibilities that challenge the working class through the portrayal of a woman in the midst of such a task.
Immediately upon seeing Ironing Woman the eye of the viewer is drawn towards the purposeful line work that depicts the woman of the piece while she works. She is shown with a stack of folded fabrics on her right and a container toppled with loose material on her left, suggesting work
When at first glance the thick colours of the background appear to be meaty strokes of paint, upon further observation they can be seen to be a collection of objects one would find in a landfill en route to be compacted. Comprised mainly of plastic bottles and broken containers, these items can be assumed to be arranged with their size considered due to the majority of the bulkier objects positioned either at the neck and lower back or towards the hands of the woman. This accumulation is similar to a tactic used in a late night television advertisement aimed towards the arthritis-plagued elderly. The placement of these objects directs the viewer’s attention to these regions of the woman’s body, suggesting that they be work-strained, possibly painful areas. The texture thus further supports the idea of the continuous strain of labour that people such as the woman