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| − | '''Mike Ruiz''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]]-born photographer, director, TV personality and former model and actor. |
+ | '''Mike Ruiz''' (b. 1964) is a [[Canada|Canadian]]-born photographer, director, TV personality and former model and actor. |
| − | In 2008 he photographed a nude [[Miss Piggy]], paying homage to the late photographer Richard Avedon's famous portrait "[[Nastassja Kinski]] and the Serpent" from 1981, in a series of photos based of famous celebrity poses |
+ | In 2008 he photographed a nude [[Miss Piggy]], paying homage to the late photographer Richard Avedon's famous portrait "[[Nastassja Kinski]] and the Serpent" from 1981, in a series of photos based of famous celebrity poses that appeared in [[Zink Magazine]]. |
| + | The list includes spoofs of [[Marilyn Monroe]], Audrey Hepburn, [[Edie Sedgwick]] as well as [[Kermit the Frog]] as [[Andy Warhol]]. Notable is that Miss Piggy appears on all of these photographs [[Characters who have had body parts removed|without visible ears]]. |
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| − | + | Image:Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page134-(2005).jpg|Miss Piggy as Marilyn Monroe |
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| − | + | Image:Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page136-(2005).jpg|Miss Piggy doing ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' |
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| − | + | Image:Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page138-(2005).jpg|''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' nod |
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| + | Image:Zink-MikeRuiz-MissPiggyAndTheSerpent-(2005).jpg|"Miss Piggy and the Serpent" (2008) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| − | *[http://www.mikeruiz.com/photos/transformations/ |
+ | *[http://www.mikeruiz.com/photos/transformations/ms-piggy Official site featuring "Miss Piggy and the Serpent"] |
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Revision as of 21:42, 22 September 2018
Photographer Mike Ruiz.
Mike Ruiz (b. 1964) is a Canadian-born photographer, director, TV personality and former model and actor.
In 2008 he photographed a nude Miss Piggy, paying homage to the late photographer Richard Avedon's famous portrait "Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent" from 1981, in a series of photos based of famous celebrity poses that appeared in Zink Magazine.
The list includes spoofs of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Edie Sedgwick as well as Kermit the Frog as Andy Warhol. Notable is that Miss Piggy appears on all of these photographs without visible ears.
.jpg "Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page134-(2005).jpg (1.19 MB)")
Miss Piggy as Marilyn Monroe
.jpg "Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page136-(2005).jpg (1.31 MB)")
Miss Piggy doing Breakfast at Tiffany's
.jpg "Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page138-(2005).jpg (1.35 MB)")
.jpg "Zink-2005HolidayIssue-Page139-(2005).jpg (1.59 MB)")
Miss Piggy as Edie Sedgwick,
Kermit as Andy Warhol
Kermit as Andy Warhol
.jpg "Zink-MikeRuiz-MissPiggyAndTheSerpent-(2005).jpg (1.17 MB)")
"Miss Piggy and the Serpent" (2008)
"Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent" (1981)