Untitled Deck

Question 1

Made “Marat (Sebastiao), from Pictures of Garbage”

Answer 1

Vik Muniz

Question 2

Where and when was Vik Muniz born

Answer 2

São Paulo, Brazil, in 1961

Question 3

Since the 1980s, where has Vik Muniz based his artistic and photographic practice

Answer 3

both NYC and Rio de Janeiro

Question 4

type of work did Vik Muniz initially do following his high school studies in Brazil

Answer 4

initially worked in advertising

Question 5

When did Vik Muniz move to the United States

Answer 5

early 20s

Question 6

what jobs did he do before establishing his career

Answer 6

worked odd jobs in Chicago and New York

Question 7

which fields did Vik Muniz establish his career, and which one made him more famous

Answer 7

established his career first in sculpture and, more famously, in photography

Question 8

Made “Double Mona Lisa (Peanut Butter and Jelly)”

Answer 8

Vik Muniz

Question 9

Materials used to create “Double Mona Lisa (Peanut Butter and Jelly)”

Answer 9

only jelly on the left side of the composition and only peanut butter on the right side

Question 10

Made the “Mona Lisa”

Answer 10

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 11

What is the final work of “Double Mona Lisa (Peanut Butter and Jelly)” take

Answer 11

Side by side comparison of both the “Mona Lisa” and “Double Mona Lisa (Peanut Butter and Jelly)”

Question 12

“Double Mona Lisa (Peanut Butter and Jelly)” is part of which larger series

Answer 12

After Warhol

Question 13

Which Pop artist’s work does Muniz reference with “Double Mona Lisa”, and what kind of work did this artist create featuring the “Mona Lisa”

Answer 13

Pop artist Andy Warhol, who created a silk-screened side-by-side double portrait of the “Mona Lisa”

Question 14

which other contemporary icons did Andy Warhol create portraits of

Answer 14

Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley

Question 15

Made “Action Photo, after Hans Namuth”

Answer 15

Vik Muniz

Question 16

materials used to refashion Hans Namuth photograph in “Action Photo, after Hans Namuth”

Answer 16

chocolate syrup

Question 17

depicted in Hans Namuth’s 1950 documentary photograph

Answer 17

the postwar American artist Jackson Pollock at work in his studio

Question 18

year that Hans Namuth’s iconic documentary photograph of Jackson Pollock taken

Answer 18

1950

Question 19

Jackson Pollock art movement

Answer 19

Abstract Expressionist

Question 20

kind of painting techniques did Hans Namuth’s photographs help communicate about Jackson Pollock’s work

Answer 20

the dripping, splashing, and brushing techniques that Pollock used to create his paintings

Question 21

How does the material of chocolate syrup in “Action Photo, after Hans Namuth” relate to the original photographs style and Pollock’s painting method

Answer 21

chocolate syrup mimics the format of Namuth’s black-and-white photographs with its single, dark, shiny color, and it also plays with the fact that it is a material that is poured, like Pollock’s paint

Question 22

Made the series “The Best of Life”

Answer 22

Vik Muniz

Question 23

What is much of the interest and pleasure that viewers draw from Vik Muniz’s photographs derived from

Answer 23

their knowledge and memory of the original works that he copies

Question 24

series in which Vik Muniz developed the role of memory even more forcefully

Answer 24

The Best of Life

Question 25

How did Vik Muniz create the works in "The Best of Life" series

Answer 25

Muniz would sketch, from his own memory, well-known photographs from Life magazine and then re-photograph his recreation, in effect creating a photograph of a (memory) drawing of a photograph

Question 26

well-known photograph that Vik Muniz recreated from memory in "The Best of Life" series

Answer 26

JFK Jr. Saluting His Father’s Coffin

Question 27

3 other photographs that Vik Muniz recreated from memory in "The Best of Life" series

Answer 27

Man Stopping Tank in Beijing", "Kiss at Times Square", and "Man on the Moon

Question 28

Which of Muniz’s memory renderings is also referenced in "Land Mark (Foot Prints)"

Answer 28

Man on the Moon

Question 29

How many attempts do Muniz’s drawings often require before they begin to mimic the original photographs

Answer 29

several attempts

Question 30

What technique does Muniz use to print his drawings in "The Best of Life" series

Answer 30

Muniz prints his drawings with the same halftone screen the original pictures were printed on

Question 31

What did people initially think they were seeing when looking at Muniz’s "The Best of Life" series

Answer 31

People thought they were seeing bad reproductions

Question 32

What does "The Best of Life" series depend on

Answer 32

cultural memory of well-known works of art

Question 33

How does "The Best of Life" series deceive its viewers

Answer 33

minor alterations made to the original photographic images from Life and by presenting a photographic image that is actually a photograph of a drawing

Question 34

reflective questions does "The Best of Life" series suggest to viewers

Answer 34

“Who made this image?” “How did they make it?” and “Why should I trust it?”

Question 35

Impoverished garbage pickers

Answer 35

catadores (pg. 69)

Question 36

location that Muniz begin his collaboration with garbage pickers in 2008

Answer 36

Jardim Gramacho, a large dump near Rio de Janeiro

Question 37

What did Muniz involve the garbage pickers in doing during his collaboration

Answer 37

Muniz involved the garbage pickers in photographing them in the poses of celebrated artworks

Question 38

name of the film that documented Muniz’s process

Answer 38

"Waste Land" (2010)

Question 39

According to the New York Times, what role does the informal workforce of garbage pickers play in Brazil

Answer 39

They are the reason Brazil, with only a few municipal recycling programs, manages to reclaim a huge percentage of its trash

Question 40

the initial photograph of before creating "Marat (Sebastião)"

Answer 40

Tião Santos

Question 41

man depicted in "Waste Land" as an organizer among the catadores of Jardim Gramacho

Answer 41

Tião Santos

Question 42

French painter and painting did Muniz reference for the pose of Tião Santos

Answer 42

Jacques-Louis David’s "Death of Marat" (1793)

Question 43

How did Muniz create the final artwork after taking the initial photograph

Answer 43

collected waste from the landfill, assembled garbage on the floor of a nearby building, and positioned his camera above the trash to create another photograph

Question 44

Made the film "Waste Land"

Answer 44

Lucy Walker

Question 45

Where did Muniz see Santos spotted near and proposed him to pose like Marat

Answer 45

Near a bathtub

Question 46

Painting that dramatized the murder of the French painter Revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bath

Answer 46

Death of Marat

Question 47

Muniz photograph "Marat" mimics

Answer 47

a photograph

Question 48

What did Muniz do with his works

Answer 48

Sold them at auctions

Question 49

What did Muniz do with a portion of the profit from selling his works at auction

Answer 49

gave back a portion of the profit to the catadores depicted in his works

Question 50

What point in his career is Muniz trying to move away from

Answer 50

step away from the realm of fine arts

Question 51

What does Muniz want to achieve with his art?

Answer 51

change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day

Question 52

renowned European artists that Muniz imitate in his series of photographs

Answer 52

Caravaggio, Goya, Millet, and Picasso

Question 53

positive outcomes Muniz’s photographs and Walker’s film achieved

Answer 53

raised awareness about the condition of catadores in Brazil and the need to reuse and recycle waste in Brazil and around the world, and they have provided direct payment for the involvement of the garbage pickers in Muniz’s project