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6 Incredible Examples of Artist Vik Muniz's Work
Best known for assembling mundane materials into trompe l’oeil tableaux, which he then photographs, the Brazilian-born talent is the subject of a retrospective opening this winter at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art
1/6Khyber Pass, Self-Portrait as an Oriental, after Rembrandt, from “Pictures of Junk” series, 2005, Vik Muniz.
Photo: © Vik Muniz and the Estate of Hans Namuth/Licensed by VAGA, New York/Courtesy of High Museum of Art2/6Action Photo III (after Hans Namuth), from “Pictures of Chocolate” series, 1998.
3/6Marat (Sebastião), from “Pictures of Garbage” series, 2008.
4/6Leda and the Swan, after Leonardo da Vinci, from “Pictures of Junk” series, 2009.
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5/6Sandcastle #10, from “Sand Castles” series, 2014.
6/6HeLa Pattern 15, from “Colonies” series, 2014.
