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Volker Hermes reimagines classical paintings bringing more attention to the garments of the time

Myartisreal — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:04:11 +0000

In the ongoing series of works titled “Hidden portraits,” we see artist Volker Hermes transform classical paintings into images of elaborate face-covered subjects of high society. While it might seem like the series started because of the pandemic the truth is Volker started the series 10 years ago. While exploring the meaning of portraits and what people they would represent in history Volker was…

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Classical and surreal paintings by Ben Smith

Myartisreal — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:13:31 +0000

Ben Smith combines classical painting techniques and style with surreal elements, often walking the line of poetic beauty and humor. Born in 1977 Smith spends his time making art within his two studios, one in Sydney and the other in Murwillumbah Australia. He has shown his works all over the world in New York, South Korea, and Denmark to name a few. Smith’s works are colorful and welcoming…

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Painting new life into old art, a look at Dave Pollot

Myartisreal — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 02:54:53 +0000

Taking thrift store paintings and adding pop culture relevancy is what Dave Pollot does best. New York-based artist, Pollot began doing this around 2010 when he and his now-wife would spend time going through thrift stores looking for abandoned treasures. He wanted to find a way to bring these old works back to life in a modern age and keep them relevant. Not only is Dave’s concept and ideas…

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Programming Portraits, a look at Dimitris Ladopoulos

Myartisreal — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:07:33 +0000

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Programming Portraits, a look at Dimitris Ladopoulos Paintings and classical portraits in particular use many shades of the same color to achieve perfect transitions between facial features and clothing. Digital artist and art director, Dimitris Ladopoulos, is using 3D modeling software to showcase these little color differences in a beautiful and interesting manner. Dimitris grew interested in the process called ‘Treemapping’ then created his own algorithm in the program Houdini to create these works of […]