Vik Muniz: Art with wire, thread, sugar, chocolate

http://www.ted.com Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images.

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[Tham87]

Bem, ele morou por muitos anos no EUA e as palestras foram ministradas lá, então não ficaria meio estranho ele sendo fluente em ingles dar palestras em portugues?! Meio desnecessário... Mas de qualquer modo, ele acabou de dar um entrevista ao Programa do Jô, provavelmente essa entrevista será postada por outro usuario que seja brasileiro. Espero que tenha sorte.

[w0rldpeace]

out the window, in the trash, buried in the backyard ...

[juanfkl]

stupid people think that english is everything, poor guys,but this guy make more money that he don't want it anymore jaja bye stupidos...

[roottt333]

You have to excuse the many Brazilians who have this antiquated, chauvinistic attitude that for some obscure reason a Brazilian can't speak English even at a conference in the United States.

[supergraskirschwein]

@Verdejana have you ever read a german poem just because the sound of the words? I do not fully understand what parts of Muniz's art are of Brazilian origin, but I think we need translations for understanding.

[Verdejana]

As soon you become famous, you seem to stand the weight of a culture. Chocolate syrup, peanut butter for e.g. do not belong to our Brazilian culture. My question to Vik is : Do we need to mix up Brazilian Culture and poverty (garbage and shanty towns, sugar children etc) to American pop culture to be famous? Can we be accepted in the central world only if we are translated? Does the art must make sense for other cultures to be readable or recognized?

[countryroo123]

@profpaulamariana Pero claro...si la conferencia era en los Estados Unidos, obviamente van a hablar en ingles.

[shion1012]

00:33 -1:05

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[profpaulamariana]

Valeu pela dica Tham87, tentarei conseguir o vídeo...

Entendo seu ponto de vista, mas nosso país tem a mania de valorizar o ruim: favela, violência, sexo de forma errada, etc...

Eu sei que Vik deixou claro ser brasileiro, mas o que é bom, tem que ficar explícito.

Concordo com os americanos neste ponto...

Obrigada pela atenção...

Beijos

[Streamline09]

Thank you. This was very entertaining and informative.

[profpaulamariana]

Artista Brasileiro...poderia valorizar mais nosso país, em inglês?!!!!

Os americanos colocam sua bandeira e produtos em tudo o que podem, nos filmes, propagandas...temos que fazer o mesmo.

Brasileiro tem que dar entrevista em português, os outros se quiserem que coloquem legendas, tradutores, etc...

Gostaria de usar este vídeo com meus alunos e não posso...

Beijos...