Vik Muniz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vik Muniz
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1961(1961-12-20)
Age	63
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Vik Muniz Biography

Vik Muniz is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on December 20, 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil. Photographer included in the documentary of Lucy Walker Waste Land in 2010, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. There are more than two million followers following his account vikmuniz Instagram account.

The artist along with He and Sixto Rodriguez were both artists and subjects of Academy Award-nominated documentaries. were both artists and the subjects of Oscar Award-nominated documentaries.

Vik Muniz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvik muˈnis] ; born 1961, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian artist and photographer. Initially a sculptor, Muniz grew interested with the photographic representations of his work, eventually focusing completely on photography. Primarily working with unconventional materials such as tomato sauce, diamonds, magazine clippings, chocolate syrup, dust, dirt, etc., Muniz creates works of art , referencing old master’s paintings and celebrity portraits, among other things, and then photographs them. His work has been met with both commercial success and critical acclaim, and has been exhibited worldwide. He is currently represented by Galeria Nara Roesler based in New York and Brazil.

In Muniz’s earthworks series, Pictures of Earthworks, show a strong resemblance to the 1970s Earthworks movement. However unlike the Earthworks movement, that were influenced by ancient cultures, Muniz’s series shows distinct human impact on nature.

He married Malu Barreto in 2016.

Vik Muniz Net Worth

Vik Muniz is one of the richest Photographer from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vik Muniz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded scholarships at art school, and began work as an advertising professional in Brazil when he was 18.

He was the curator of his position at the Vik Muniz Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Monterrey, Mexico from March until June 2017.

Vik Muniz was born in 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, as the only child of Maria Celeste, a telephone operator, and Vincente Muniz, a restaurant waiter. Muniz’s grandmother, Ana Rocha, taught him how to read at an early age. In his memoir, Muniz recalled struggling with writing in school which is why he turned to visuals to communicate his thoughts. At the age of 14, his math teacher recommended him to enter an art contest. He won and was awarded a partial scholarship to an art studio.

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Who is Vik Muniz Dating?

According to our records, Vik Muniz married to Malu Barreto. As of December 1, 2023, Vik Muniz’s is not dating anyone.

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Muniz says that when he takes photographs, he intuitively searches for “a vantage point that would make the picture identical to the ones in my head before I’d made the works,” so that his photographs match those mental images. He sees photography as having “freed painting from its responsibility to depict the world as fact.”

Facts & Trivia

Vik Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Vik Muniz celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Vik Muniz

1. Vik Muniz is a Brazilian artist and photographer born in 1961.
2. He uses unconventional materials like chocolate syrup and garbage to create art.
3. Muniz’s work has been exhibited in major museums around the world.
4. His “Pictures of Garbage” series explores issues of waste and consumption.
5. Muniz was the subject of an Academy Award-nominated documentary, “Waste Land.”
6. He has collaborated with brands like Absolut Vodka and BMW.
7. Muniz founded Escola Vidigal, an art school for underprivileged children in Brazil.
8. His work has sold for millions at auction, including a record-breaking $4 million piece.
9. Muniz was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 2011.
10. He currently lives and works between New York City and Rio de Janeiro.