hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host monica and today i had a pleasure
host monica and today i had a pleasure
host monica and today i had a pleasure to speak with artists vikmanis
he has an international reputation for
he has an international reputation for photographing pieces out of everyday
photographing pieces out of everyday
photographing pieces out of everyday materials the brazilian-born new
materials the brazilian-born new
materials the brazilian-born new york-based artist makes pictures out of
york-based artist makes pictures out of
york-based artist makes pictures out of dirt diamonds sugar ketchup or anything
dirt diamonds sugar ketchup or anything
dirt diamonds sugar ketchup or anything you can possibly imagine how did you get
you can possibly imagine how did you get
you can possibly imagine how did you get into arts well wasn’t a very natural
into arts well wasn’t a very natural
into arts well wasn’t a very natural thing for me because i was born in
thing for me because i was born in
thing for me because i was born in brazil from a working-class family and
brazil from a working-class family and
brazil from a working-class family and it took me 25 26 years to actually
it took me 25 26 years to actually
it took me 25 26 years to actually accept the fact that that could be an
accept the fact that that could be an
accept the fact that that could be an artist it was only when after I moved to
artist it was only when after I moved to
artist it was only when after I moved to New York but I started thinking about
New York but I started thinking about
New York but I started thinking about them and why this form photography has
them and why this form photography has
them and why this form photography has allowed me to be able to work in a
allowed me to be able to work in a
allowed me to be able to work in a number of different needle in all kinds
number of different needle in all kinds
number of different needle in all kinds of scales as long as I could format it
of scales as long as I could format it
of scales as long as I could format it through the medium of photography what
through the medium of photography what
through the medium of photography what is your main source of inspiration
is your main source of inspiration
is your main source of inspiration toy stores I don’t know that actually
toy stores I don’t know that actually
toy stores I don’t know that actually your question answers its own questions
your question answers its own questions
your question answers its own questions so it’s actually not having a main
so it’s actually not having a main
so it’s actually not having a main source of inspiration so tell us more
source of inspiration so tell us more
source of inspiration so tell us more about the materials you use for your
about the materials you use for your
about the materials you use for your work I always lived in work at the same
work I always lived in work at the same
work I always lived in work at the same place so I had in one corner of the
place so I had in one corner of the
place so I had in one corner of the house bunch of paint and stuff that’s
house bunch of paint and stuff that’s
house bunch of paint and stuff that’s made to be out and the other half the
made to be out and the other half the
made to be out and the other half the kitchen you know and I could basically
kitchen you know and I could basically
kitchen you know and I could basically do anything I want as long as a
do anything I want as long as a
do anything I want as long as a photograph I just remain very open
photograph I just remain very open
photograph I just remain very open you find them imaging this time thinking
you find them imaging this time thinking
you find them imaging this time thinking help like what should I render this
help like what should I render this
help like what should I render this image with and then it just comes to you
image with and then it just comes to you
image with and then it just comes to you there is a message you want people to
there is a message you want people to
there is a message you want people to get when they see your work I basically
get when they see your work I basically
get when they see your work I basically want people to look harder at images you
want people to look harder at images you
want people to look harder at images you know I’m not just be in the position of
know I’m not just be in the position of
know I’m not just be in the position of a receiver images then get used to the
a receiver images then get used to the
a receiver images then get used to the ritual point towards a medicine to think
ritual point towards a medicine to think
ritual point towards a medicine to think about them because that is the language
about them because that is the language
about them because that is the language of the future you know and the more you
of the future you know and the more you
of the future you know and the more you think about the more you create an idea
think about the more you create an idea
think about the more you create an idea of the cabin area grammar about the
of the cabin area grammar about the
of the cabin area grammar about the visual world and surrounds you the more
visual world and surrounds you the more
visual world and surrounds you the more you’ll be equipped will be able to equip
you’ll be equipped will be able to equip
you’ll be equipped will be able to equip your children to dwell in the you know
your children to dwell in the you know
your children to dwell in the you know in the world of the future which is very
in the world of the future which is very
in the world of the future which is very very visual and very very complex moonta
very visual and very very complex moonta
very visual and very very complex moonta ragada de nada the other was there
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