Art Imitates Art
koppie — Sat, 01/07/2012 - 09:37
Credit to Jason Kottke for letting me know about this: apparently it's a thing to make photographs that imitate famous paintings. Here's an example:
Water lillies in the Trinity Alps
Water lillies by Monet
Jeffrey pine in the Trinity Alps
Jeffrey pine in Yosemite, by Ansel Adams
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
My wife, Yelena, standing next to a statue by Degas
Source:
http://koplowicz.com/node/751
“Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary” remake by Marianna Oboeva
“Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary” by Renoir
In fact, it's such a thing, there was a contest. I've been doing this for years without even realizing it was a thing. The contest has ended, sadly, but you still get to see the imitations I've made over the years. I'd prefer to think of them as homages.
Water lillies in the Trinity Alps
Water lillies by Monet
Jeffrey pine in the Trinity Alps
Jeffrey pine in Yosemite, by Ansel Adams
My wife, Yelena, standing next to a statue by Degas
Source:
http://koplowicz.com/node/751
