masterpieces meet modern life for fine art air collages

masterpieces meet modern life for fine art air collages
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with his series of ‘art lies‘ brazlian artist lorenzo castellini juxtaposes famous faces from masterpieces — a portrait from picasso’s ‘les demoiselles d’avignon’, the uncanny image of frida kahlo and botticelli’s beautiful venus, to name a few — with photographed figures and scenes on the streets of são paulo. by holding a cut-out paper picture of each painted head and carefully matching it up to the body of a stranger, friend or casual passerby, castellini creates air collages that both unite and contradict two artistic styles, time periods, mediums and work.

the uncanny image of frida kahlo is matched up to a real female figure

‘venus’ emerges from the shell, this time in the form of a gas station logo

van gogh’s self-portrait with a missing ear is humorously juxtaposed against a model of a miniature ear

the melting clock from salvador dalí’s ‘the persistence of memory’ hangs off the side of a rock

picasso’s ‘crying woman’ is pictured against the praying hands of a human figure

van gogh’s ‘skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette’ at a picnic table

h/t [followthecolours]