Recreating classic works of art while on quarantine has become the biggest new trend that has taken over the world. We should thank Getty (The J. Paul Getty Museum in LA) that came up with this simple, yet genius idea to take people’s minds off the current events that have everyone sitting at home right now and make them focus on something fun and cultural. After all, if you sit at home most of your time, this doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some art or get creative yourself! Here are some of the coolest, weirdest, and funniest recreations people came up with using whatever they found in their homes.
Jan van Eyck – Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck’s
painting is an incredible masterpiece, but it’s impossible to
ignore just how masterfully the couple recreated his Arnolfini
Portrait. I mean, the woman is wearing a sleeping bag and it looks
spot on! The bucket is a really nice touch as well.
Jean Vermeer – The Milkmaid
Getting the little
girl to portray Jean Vermeer’s milkmaid was definitely a smart
move. But can we stop for a moment and admire the attention to
details? Even the light on the recreation of the painting is the same
as on the original!
Grant Wood – American Gothic
The clothes, the
poses, and the facial expressions – everything fits perfectly! It’s
like this couple was already prepared when the challenge began. They
could’ve easily served as an inspiration for this painting.
Joseph Turner – Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino
They say Rome wasn’t
built in a day, but this one clearly came together in less than an
hour! We must applaud the creativity, though, as the recreation is
quite recognizable.
Pablo Picasso – Rose Period
The museum was
startled by the amount of recreated art that came in. In hard times
like this art offers the necessary break for our minds and brains
overloaded with information. The challenge got thousands of people
excited – and that’s exactly what it was meant for!
Diego Rivera – The Flower Carrier
The amount of
thought and effort put into this recreation is simply stunning! It
looks pretty much the same as the painting and even creates a similar
mood.
Piet Mondrian – Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue
Now that’s a very challenging painting to work with – but not when you have a gazillion of LEGO parts on your hands! What could have been a disaster turned out to be a very cool recreation of Piet Mondrian’s artwork.
Rene Magritte – The Son of Man
All the participants
admit that it’s the most fun they’ve had in days. That’s the
whole point!
Johannes Vermeer – The Astronomer
Do people just
happen to have their room look like an Astronomer’s den? This man
did a really good job creating the similar lighting and the overall
mood of the painting.
Norman Rockwell – Triple Self-Portrait
This little fella
surely does know how to paint! This recreation definitely looks more
fun with a little dog.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti – La Ghirlandata
Dante Gabriel
Rossetti depicted the gorgeous model Alexa Wildling, whom he adored
for her beauty. The recreation is simply stunning! The woman is
beautiful and, well, not many people can boast having an actual harp
at home.
Norman Rockwell – Girl with Black Eye
Who said girls can’t
get into a fight? Apparently this little lady did and she enjoyed
every bit of it. The recreation is spot on! It has a similar
surrounding and the girl looks just like the one in the painting.
Banksy – Flower Bomber
Banksy proved that
street art can also become a sort of classic if it’s good enough.
This recreation here is simply stunning! The guy looks like he’s
partly painted.
Ivan Aivazovsky – Portrait of the Artist’s Wife Anna Burnazyan
Both women are
beautiful and have a piercing, somewhat mysterious gaze. The lady in
the recreation of the masterpiece is a real stunner!
Michael Sweerts – Double Portrait
Well, the painting on the left does depict only one man, so technically the recreation is not wrong. And that is one creative way to make a moustache!
