I think we are only beginning to discover the inventiveness of the human mind as more of us are forced to spend more time at home without our regular activities to keep us occupied. The Getty Museum created an art challenge – the Twitter handle called upon people to choose their favourite artwork and to recreate it at home using everyday objects.
There is a picture of a spotted horse. Its ‘copy’ consists of items of clothing representing said horse and clouds, and a brown paper bags representing the ground. Similarly, there is a woman recreating a portrait --- you get the idea.
The Getty Museum handle posted this image of the oil painting - Portrait of a Halberdier (Francesco Guardi) along with a picture of a girl with a hockey stick.
This 13th century painting of the Mother Mary and baby Jesus by Master of St. Cecilia is interpreted in a slighting different way here.
Norman Rockwell’s ‘Triple Self Portrait’ here is recreated with the help of a little doggie --- in the mirror and the drawing. Clearly the doggo is also the artist, judging by the paintbrush in the mouth.
Helen Frankenthaler’s painting is represented with toilet paper. One reply pointed out that this was like ‘wasting currency’.
His Master’s Voice has always been a dog and a gramophone – now the gramophone is an iPod but the dog is still as cute.
This famous scene “The Creation of Adam” has quite a different interpretation here.
This interesting public artwork in Minneapolis, Minnesota is recreated here; albeit using a strawberry instead of a cherry.
‘Young Woman with a Fan’ by Pietro Antonio Rotari has a close enough approximation here.
This 17th century painting by Johannes Vermeer represents the fascination that the artists of that time had with scientists.
Whether it is the bust or the human face – both seem equally vexed.
Claude Monet's instantly recognisable painting is juxtaposed here with this photo.
‘Saint John the Evangelist’ by Frans Hals looks is faithfully recreated by like the woman in the picture, but the dog is clearly a lot angrier.
They seemed to really have dressed up in order to recreate Renoir’s ‘Dance at Bougival’.
And yet, many of the tweeple voted this one a winner of the Getty Museum art challenge.
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