Just For The Fun Of It: Vik Muniz

If you are unfamiliar with the work of Vik Muniz, get ready for a treat. All of the recent activity amongst you guys learning to master different and new materials and techniques put me in mind of Muniz. This man makes drawings working with materials that one generally would never use to make drawings. Particularly, he has created series of drawings using wire, sugar, dirt, garbage, and (the work he is most famous for) chocalate. In each case he makes the drawing than then photographs it. Since he is using materials that are not archival and sometimes even perishable, the photograph becomes the only evidence of the work. Essentially, the photograph IS the artwork. Below I have examples of a few of his "Pictures of Chocolate" and a video in which he talks about his work. However, since most of Muniz's work is difficult to find online anywhere other that his own website, you should also visit vikmuniz.net and specifically check out his "Pictures of Wire" and "Pictures of String". Those series are particularly appropriate, since you will essentially see drawings very reminicent to what we do in class, only done with very odd materials. Have fun checking him out. His websit is particularly fun to navigate.