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“I think I'm an ambitious artist but you have to understand the measure of your influence on people. You're not going to change people's lives with your art. What you do is you give them a little pat so that you change the course of the direction that they're going.”

Quote by Vik Muniz

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Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz, born on December 20, 1961, is a Brazilian artist known for his unique approach to using non-traditional materials in his work, such as garbage, sugar, and sand. His art often focuses on social and environmental issues, conveying profound social messages through the medium of art. more

“Every time you show something to somebody they're going in one direction, when they see that thing you did they're going to go off track - maybe towards a direction that you think is more important. They'll be more discerning, they'll probably see things a little bit more profoundly, they'll spend more time trying to understand what's in front of them.”

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“I think there's a gradient that goes from science to art and magic is the middle ground. I think that we're all trying to understand and define the world around us but often it's experimental.”

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“I'm not creating art that starts with politics or starts with ethics. I feel I am a conceptual artist because my art is more concerned with epistemology than ethics or politics or even aesthetics.”

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“In the back of every painting there's an entire universe that makes it possible for the painting to be there: an army of conservators, technicians, people who maintain these things, the market.”

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Author:Vik Muniz