Vik Muniz.

VIK MUNIZ

feast your eyesss

                                                      Che Guevara made from beans

Marlene Deitrich made from diamonds.

Muniz basically makes portraits and images from materials and objects; although the images may seem quite irrelevant, this work- like most photography, have pragmatics awaiting to be unfolded.

 This picture is of a 'garbage man' lit made from garbage. Muniz shows the effects of how poverty can override you. Does this man who lives his life removing garbage, become the garbage itself?

                                                  bloody marilyn monroe

          'Chocolate Medusa'

The fact this picture is made from chocolate already portrays Muniz's artistic skills and talent however the irony is quite staggering, especially for those chocolate lovers out there!

The mythical fable of the Raft of Medusa shows how she turns people into stone just by looking at them. & chocolate, many people love it and want it but can't have it, when you do have it, you wish you didn't!

     & this one is mine... obvs not Muniz standard but I gave it a good go.

I drew out a template of a 'glamorous' woman and then made her from crisps. The concept was junk food and how some people may look stunning on the outside yet may not be in the inside.

The difference in my image to Muniz's is that I made a photogram. Which means I worked in the dark room. I did come up with this though, I used a 'feathering' technique with my hands to produce the dark and light blemishes. I'm quite pleased with the result although it may not be a Muniz masterpiece.