Art Transformation

Transforming famous works of art

Another page which I like from facebook is FilmmakerIQ.com https://www.facebook.com/FilmmakerIQ?fref=ts which has got some really interesting photos and works of art. One which got my attention was the reproduction of Johannes Vermeer's "The girl with a Pearl Earring” by Mitchell Grafton who transformed this work of art as if it were to be done today due to a lot of self taken portrait photos. He eliminated the focal point from the pearl earring and replaced it with the camera. 

 This portrait was further transformed in 2003 by being turned into a movie “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by director Peter Webber starring Scarlett Johansson as the young peasant maid.

IMDB, 2003. Girl with a Pearl Earring. [online] Available at:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335119/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. [Accessed 10^th December 2012].

Another work which was transformed is Van Gogh’s “Starry Sky” by an unknown artist who decided to incorporate Batman and his Bat signal in the painting. This work may cause some controversy! Some may think that how could someone mock such a famous work of art, other might take is as a stroke of geniality to come up with such a combination!!! 

Jeremy Bray, 25^th April 2011. Batman invades Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. [online] Available at: http://globalgeeknews.com/2011/04/25/batman-invades-van-goghs-starry-night-painting-pic/. [Accessed on: 10^th December 2012].

Another artwork which in my opinion has been overly used is Da Vinci’s Last Supper. It has been used by Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Star Wars and for The Expendable’s 2 poster. But the first one I had ever seen remains my personal favourite, that which is done using famous persons from the 60’s such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis etc. What I don’t get is their positioning! I think that their positioning is more of a random positioning rather than having anything to do with the story and their roles in particular movies.