Vik Muniz was born into a working-class family in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1961. As a young man he was shot in the leg whilst trying to break up a fight. He received compensation for his injuries and used this money to fund a trip to New York City, where he has lived and worked since the late 1980s. He began his career as a sculptor, but gradually became more interested in photographic reproductions of his work, eventually turning his attention exclusively to photography. He incorporates a multiplicity of unlikely materials into this photographic process. His work has been met with both commercial success and critical acclaim, and has been exhibited worldwide. He went to Africa for making an artwork and he used the kid from there as his work. He …show more content…
Later on, they took pictures of the people who works there. He took pictures of a woman called Isis, who works at the landfill. They are imitating an artwork from another artist, but they are doing it at the landfill with the background of the garbage and the pickers. He took pictures of women called Irma and Magna. They took a picture of a girl called Salem and her children; then the image was reflected on the floor to make a large-scale artwork and they filled the spot with recyclable garbage to make the artwork. They did the same thing with the pictures of Zumbi, Tiao, Isis, Irma, and Magna. The pickers helped with the artwork because it is made of recyclable garbage. The artwork can be more appreciated above the land. Vik took pictures of each artwork to sell them and give the money to the pickers. Vik and Tiao went to London to sell them and the artwork of Tiao was sold for 20,000 dollars. Each person that helped with the artwork wanted a new life, some of them didn’t want to come back to the landfill, some were still working there but they were proud of it. After that, Vik opened a gallery that can be found the pictures of the artwork. His solo show at MAM in Rio de Janeiro was second only to Picasso in attendance records; it was here that Vik first exhibited his “Pictures of Garbage Series” in Brazil. Vik Muniz uses everyday thing to make his artwork. His artwork is based on the material that a certain group of people deal with. For example
When he went with his brother to France he performed with an avant-garde musical theater group known as Le Grand Magic Circus. He then decided to travel through Ghana, Mali, and Upper Volta in Africa experiencing new musical styles that would influence his own style. While in Africa he contracted malaria. When he finally returned to the United States he began studying at CalArts even though he was not really a student there.
I observed a very unique series of photographs by Vik Muniz called Seeing is Believing. Vik Muniz’s images are not simply photography but are pictures of complicated pieces of art he has produced at earlier times. Utilizing an array of unorthodox materials including granulated sugar, chocolate syrup, sewing thread, cotton, wire, and soil Muniz first creates an image, sculpturally manipulates it and then photographs it. Muniz’s pictures include portraits, landscapes, x-rays, and historical images.
Kehinde Wiley was born in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. He is a New York visual artist who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of black people in heroic poses. As a child, his mother supported his interest in art and enrolled him in after school art classes. When Wiley was 12 years old he attended an art school in Russia for a short time. At the age of 20 he traveled to Nigeria to learn about his African roots and to meet his father. He has firmly situated himself within art’s history’s portrait painting tradition. He earned his BFA at San Francisco Art Institute in 1999 and he received his MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2001.
Florian Maier-Aichen is a landscape photographer and drawer.With the computer he is able to alter photographs and make them a piece of artwork that not only pleases his thoughts, but also makes a statement.Since he takes real life images of a landscape and then constructs them in different modes that satisfy him , those images aren’t reality anymore.In Blum & Poe you can observe the strange colors he added to enrich myth-making.He fantasizes landscapes, making them open ended
He got a lot of his inspiration from his mother. She loved painting with water colors and making
... previous jobs to convey a welcoming and educational message in his work. He makes his art clear, educational, and unconventional to express his individuality and help children in their development. Had it not been for his first couple of jobs, the teacher that showed him the banned painting, and his love for children he probably would not be the memorable artist that he is today.
Muniz improved as a person throughout his trip because he interacted with several different personalities and impacted their lives. The concept of changing the lives of the pickers was a daunting challenge, but Muniz successfully impacted the picker’s lives. As a result, Muniz’ ethos increases over the course of the video. By assisting the pickers, Muniz not only establishes himself as a renowned artist, but also someone who cares about the less fortunate and is willing to make a difference. Throughout the movie, Vik Muniz transforms from being hesitant with the landfill and pickers to embracing the opportunity and creating friends and a new found respect for all members of
Art is a very important part of humanity’s history, and it can be found anywhere from the walls of caves to the halls of museums. The artists that created these works of art were influenced by a multitude of factors including personal issues, politics, and other art movements. Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh, two wildly popular artists, have left behind artwork, that to this day, influences and fascinates people around the world. Their painting styles and personal lives are vastly different, but both artists managed to capture the emotions that they were feeling and used them to create artwork.
Vanitas, found in many recent pieces, is a style of painting begun in the 17th Century by Dutch artists. Artists involved in this movement include Pieter Claesz, Domenico Fetti and Bernardo Strozzi . Using still-life as their milieu, those artists and others like them provide the viewer with ideas regarding the brevity of life. The artists are giving us a taste of the swiftness with which life can fade and death overtakes us all. Some late 20th Century examples were shown recently at the Virginia Museum of Art in Richmond, Virginia. Among the artists represented in this show were Miroslaw Balka (Polish, b. 1958), Christian Boltanski (French, b. 1944), Leonardo Drew (American, b. 1961), Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, b. Cuba, 1957- 1996), Jim Hodges (American, b. 1957), Anish Kapoor (British, b. India, 1954), and Jac Leirner (Brazilian, b. 1961).
Thomas Szaz argues in favor that people should be allowed to take any drug they want without any restrictions. He thinks the fear that the government has that; people will neglect their responsibility and engage in smoking opium or heroine all day is just a fallacy.
Jon was born in Birmingham, England in 1979. He is the middle child in his family. Unfortunately, he does not reveal the actual date of his birth or much information about his personal or family life. Before he attended a University, he took a year off called “a foundation year” to help him decide what he wanted to study in school. He was torn between graphic design and fine art. He ended up studying Fine Art and attended Nottingham Trent University. He graduated in 2001. During
o Erich¡¦s mother was an artist that painted. Erich was a painter also. Erich put his name on her work and got credit for it.
by his aunt Mimi after his parents divorced. He attended an art school after doing very poorly in all
He however, is not eating the items he finds. He is constructing them into something new. Varda’s other subject takes the trash, metal scraps, and old furniture he finds and forms them into pieces of art. He then either keeps the pieces for himself or sells it to buyers interested in eccentric art. He is re-coining the phrase "turning something borrowed into something new". This form of gleaning is more communal that eating garbage. In America, it is common for artists to use abnormal things to create sculptures. Many people may find the pieces this man makes to be odd or dissatisfying, but he still keeps on making them regardless of the societal norms. He does not have an issue with artists who use more mainstream tools and accepts their ideas. His contentment comes from taking something unwanted and making it desired again. This makes his life have a greater purpose than if he was to use a paint brush or clay. Any type of artist does what he or she loves, they just use different ways to create them. This man sets an example that what makes a person happy can come from numerous outlets and none of them have a greater importance than the
Tonight on ‘Picture Perfect’ we will be talking about how artists use many different visual techniques to communicate their message through their artwork. The image being analysed tonight was taken by surf photographer Zak Noyle. In this image Indonesian surf champion Dede Suryana is in the barrel of a wave filled with rubbish. This picture was taken at Untung Jawa Island, a small island in Indonesia, on Monday, August 19th 2013. Noyle took the photo in hope that people would become more aware of where their rubbish goes, and cause an urgent call for action.