Vik Muniz, is a Brazilian artist that moved to North America in the 80s, and was able to live out his dream and become a great photographer. After his success he realized that there wasn't much left in life that he wanted so he decided to give back.
Muniz went returned to Brazil to visit their largest landfill, there he helped the recyclers as part of his charity work. He began by taking pictures of them & then blowing the pictures up & having them place recycled material on it and photograph it. Muniz sold the work when he was done at an auction and the proceeds went back to the workers. During the process the recyclers began to realize that they could do more for their lives, they were able to see past the landfill and had new found dreams for themselves. They were able to see the world in a different light; leave the landfill, some got married, some got divorced, become a secretary, etc.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Playing with Light
Desired Composition:
Alternate Point of View
Desired Composition:
Curvilinear Lines
Desired Composition:
Movement
Desired Composition:
Shape
Desired Composition:
Frame Within A Frame
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Extra Points!
"This has got to be made and I am going to make it." - Carrie Mae Weems
Those are the words that stood out to me the most, being creative, having an idea and going for it knowing that you are the only one that is capable of making something as great as what it is that you have imagined in your head. Carrie Mae Weems lectured about her work and the things that made her who she is today, she also spoke about Stop the Violence (StV). StV is something that she created in her hometown, she began by posting signs and worked her way up to billboards and ads. At the end of her lecture she showed a video, if I had to decipher the message, it would be something like... It had to do with a young person writing at a desk and the creative process flowing through their mind is what the scenes were in the video.
Those are the words that stood out to me the most, being creative, having an idea and going for it knowing that you are the only one that is capable of making something as great as what it is that you have imagined in your head. Carrie Mae Weems lectured about her work and the things that made her who she is today, she also spoke about Stop the Violence (StV). StV is something that she created in her hometown, she began by posting signs and worked her way up to billboards and ads. At the end of her lecture she showed a video, if I had to decipher the message, it would be something like... It had to do with a young person writing at a desk and the creative process flowing through their mind is what the scenes were in the video.
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