http://www.ted.com/talks/vik_muniz_makes_art_with_wire_sugar.html
This video of Vik Muniz was most interesting. It's really funny that his whole art career started out from getting shot. You've got to have a really good personality to make getting shot into a good opportunity. And Vik Muniz does, which is also very apparent in his work. All of his pieces are fuzed with energy and humor.
All of his work involves temporary media: string, chocolate, trash, clouds. Its really interesting that all that remains of the original work is a photograph which technically isn't even part of the work. It make me wonder how does Muniz really want us to see the art? Would he rather us see is in real life as the event is happening or from a removed photograph, does this make the photographic aspect art in itself?
I like the idea of art being temporary art though. You can look at it and move on. The artwork will move on. You appreciate it in that moment. I know that if I were an artist and spent so much time constructing an image for fibers of string I would not want to be temporary. I would want it to stay forever remind me of all the hard work I put into it.
On another note I think that the art addresses themes that are well thought out and interesting. Also humor is a big part of his work. And I love that aspect about it. Clouds made out of clouds, how witty!
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