Assignment Task: The assignment requires you to watch the film Wasteland. Make sure to pay attention to the way Vik Muniz utilizes appropriated images and how he uses various materials to create his artworks AND push the ideas behind the artworks. After watching the film and getting a feel for Vik Muniz's creative practice, seek out a two-dimensional artwork that is OSU's collection on the Corvallis campus. Use the Oregon Arts Commission. Resource if needed and do the following:
1. Embed an image of the artwork at the top of your post. Beneath the image put the name of the artist, the title of the work, the date is was created, and what media/materials were used to create the artwork, and where the artwork can be found.
2. Imagine yourself as an artist that works in a similar way to Vik Muniz. Address the following prompts in 250 words total. Be thoughtful but concise with your answers. Repeating the questions do not count towards your word count.
- What are the primary visual elements that your chosen artwork uses in it's composition (line, shape, color, texture, value, and/or form). How are they used?
- How would you re-create your chosen artwork on OSU's (Oregon State University)campus out of different materials that are not traditional art-making materials in the style of Vik Muniz? The materials should relate to some aspect of the original artwork, or be relevant to our campus/community in some way. Why did you choose the materials you would use?
- How does the film Wasteland create content/meaning beyond the visual experience of Vik Muniz's artwork?