Famous+Photographer

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1. Give some historical background on their life. /20 2. Describe their influences. /5 3. Describe their style and major genre (Documentary, Fashion etc.) /5 4. Upload a minumum of 5 Photos that represent their work. /25 What design elements are aparent? Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Describe the use of light.

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1) Vik Muniz is born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1961. Today he lives in New York City. He can be considered as a visual artist.His career began as a sculptor. His first work was the "Clown Skull".His work started when he drew pictures of photographs included in the book "The Best of Life". The drawings were photographed and shown as photographs, and until nowadays, Muniz continues using this kind of practice. His work is based in a combination of many objects, and there is a relationship between drawings and pictures.

2)Vik Muniz use sugar,sand,paper,trash,metals and a lot of other objects in his works. These objects were used before by Picasso and Braque in Paris,1912. These are his influences. He also use cotton,chocolate,honey and soil.

3)He can be considered as a visual artist, which use medias and a lot of objects. He take photos of his inventions. This is his style. About his major genre, he is one art photographer.

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These photos can show how Muniz use the objects to create new forms and innovative types of pictures. In the Monalisa picture, Vik Muniz used jam and peanut butter to create her image. In the other two pictures he uses a lot of old toys to create the pictures in the middle (the couple and the man). The first one is one picture of Vik Muniz; he made his own image using a lot of little rocks. The "Medusa one" its very funny, and he used the plate with the spaghetti to create the image in the middle. These photos are the most important work of Vik Muniz. They show how he use random objects to create new images and new forms.