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Monday, June 13, 2011

Mona Lisa in a Different Light

I'm participating in Marion Bockelmann's annual blog swap. The challenge is "Altered Mona," which is to say that she'd like participants to create ATCs re-envisioning the work of Renaissance artists. Participants send 3 ATCs to Bockelmann in Germany by mid-July and will get 3 ATCs in return.

I worked with Botticelli, turning the rather prim woman sitting in front of a window into a streetwise, tattooed woman in front of a brick wall covered with graffiti.

Next I worked with Raphael. I replaced the pastoral scene in the original with a Route 66, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives kind of feel.

Finally, I worked with a famous reclining nude. In this case I gave her a contemporary (or maybe timeless) concern: her weight. I included an illustration from an old text, Refashion Your Figure, as well as text that suggests that extra weight makes you socially inept.

5 comments:

  1. Great ideas for altering some old acquaintances, Wendy! Can´t wait to see them IRL!

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  2. Those are fabulous! I'm very impressed.

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  3. They are fabulous Wendy. I love the top one..

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  4. Simply Fabulous. Love what you have done here

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