To ring in the new year, I thought I'd write about one of my favorite artists - Vik Muniz. Muniz was born in Brazil in 1961 and is now based here in NYC. He uses different media (including chocolate syrup, sugar, thread, and garbage to name a few) to create incredibly detailed photographs of known or recognizable images. Here are some of my favorites:
Medusa Marinara
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU_Bl5fiaVO401mon7t_1987Dix7kC6Pqkh15_82xW1D7YJiyF1tyf5TDl12yyvwhRzGbuOI2UNPOAytWFJ8n41iiOmSpH_itnpvj67CIbRUMEMhIEDXAqYUpNSeZxp1ZAd25Ot7_IC4R/s400/muniz.jpg)
Valentine, The Fastest from "The Sugar Children" series
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVfh9HmOGBxnul4IrxUv8bAS55QMHw3ovS0mIjNhu_QeacZCv0hymccduVkvwu379NbMBYACTgZHMjQ5pTMMDbVdShLzSBwwEsukUWSDns6ZJ1v7zyEcDM42JBW-xzBu5O93SkKu4SiJf/s400/muniz-1.jpg)
Jackson Pollack in chocolate syrup
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LLwOgbqyDrsK4prJCaYXFMMzJExKeCZJAjv5qZ37ckJFpo_QwLvcBjEY0rY9B2JseQ_hDEs5F7hXb1Y_7uBHuW-yA8en8ZtAbCn5NZAtIBWQfBbu_YODvJzn5HHcj4UFLIFTUOht3HCB/s400/vikmuniz.jpg)
Self Portrait of the artist in dirt
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws8XN7oRhR-eAts8X1Cr_VH8qNyM8WuINQgklkCVUmK2mFwMCzNwC9ffpomXK0YSQI1VFCT5GSoT2eT8BhPZgykLmW8WNyxsVpxd6q17ASeSu3qyoiX2fYXq5PRnGu3ULMBVs_g7FS2sh/s400/Self+Portrait+(Fall%2BNo%2B2)%2B2005.jpg)
I hope you love his work as much as I do!
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