Vik Muniz

shape. Once the first project is complete, the camera gives an aerial view of the work, showing that they have created a portrait of the pickers. Catadore, Tiao’s portrait mimicked The Death of Marat. When Tiao viewed his portrait while standing with Muniz, he covers his mouth with his hands and takes a step back in awe. Alongside Tiao, other catadores were excited and socked after seeing their image because they didn’t realize they could make a work of art out of recyclables. This observation strengthened

One picture sold for $50,000 dollars and money Vik earned off the pictures he gave back to the pickers who were in the pictures. At the end of the movie they showed pictures and told stories about the pickers who benefited from working with Vik. Each one had a positive outcome and helped them be proud of what they do. This movie and book were full of great examples of human geography. The first

Does money buy happiness? Money has always been a topic that makes people either uncomfortable or boastful in the sense that they believe they have a great deal or not nearly enough of. Nearly 3 billion humans, half the world’s population, lives in poverty with 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty. According to The World Bank website, “...the degree of happiness in 24 countries found that self-reported levels of happiness were higher in poor and middle-income countries than in rich ones,

In 1961, Vik Muniz, a craftsman and picture taker was conceived in Sao Paulo Brazil. He began his work initially as a sculptor, but later became intrigued with the photographic images of his work. At the age of 18, he redesigned billboards for higher visibility in Brazil for an advertisement agency. Muniz earned a grant to art school because of his drawing. Muniz was accidentally shot in the leg by a brawler while trying to intervene in a street fight. He was paid by the shooter, not to call

landfill located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz, uses his skills to construct pieces of art from recyclable materials and expresses a strong message through his portraits. Let us explore the lives of those wonderful people who were touched by the beauty of trash. A movie exploring through a landfill may not seem interesting, but once Vik makes his appearance, things get a lot more fascinating. Vik for instance, is an unusual artist who makes some of his art from garbage

Introduction The documentary “Waste Land” is about Vik Muniz, an artist known for his series of amazing and creative images made from sugar, chocolate syrup, pigment, dirt and peanut butter. He started using different materials from garbage for his art and through his art he tried to help the pickers of the largest landfills near Rio de Genaro. In this analysis I also implement French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan’s view about the society and culture. Jacques Lacan criticized the society and culture

Waste land is a very powerful documentary, where Vik Muniz takes us to a different world, but during the time he’s presenting this place one can relate with the humans living there. They live from others trash, some are ashamed of what they do, others are proud of what they do, but most of them if not all believe that is a dignifying job, their way of leaving. Vik Muniz utilizes many materials and means to create art. In Waste Land, he focused on trash as a mean to create art. The people working

The two pieces of art I have chosen are “The Death of Marat “by Jacques Louis David, painted in 1793 and Vik Muniz’ modern recreation of the same painting from his series of works “Pictures of Garbage” 2008. “The Death of Marat” by David http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav_marat.html Vik Muniz’ “Marat” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548581385394008.html The most obvious comparison between these two works is the subject matter as one is

symptoms of depression. An artist by the name of Vik Muniz contends to the idea that art therapy is considered a coping method for depression, and helps with the effects of depression. The individuals within the documentary have a background of poverty, and with poverty comes depression, but that does not stop them from their everyday tasks. Although, when the issue of depression is brought upon others, most avoid speaking about such topic. Add Thesis Muniz on the other hand decided to dive right into

“Waste Land” leads a controversial issue related to depression and the treatments of depression. The question that stems from the controversy is does the use of art therapy actually cope with the symptoms of depression. An artist by the name of Vik Muniz contends to the idea that art therapy is considered a coping method for depression, and helps with the effects of depression. The individuals within the documentary have a background of poverty, and with poverty comes depression, but that does not