The interesting thing about art is that everyone interprets it differently.
When people look at these women, some see fine art – emulations of famous paintings, and something of beauty to be admired. Other people, well… they see this artwork as something slightly different. Something probably best left to the dark reaches of our minds, and the niche sites of the internet.
But back to the topic at hand; women painted to look like paintings, and in particular, famous paintings and pop-culture icons. I don’t know the artist responsible for the first piece, but I certainly recognize it. After all, it was hanging in my friend’s parents’ basement for many years. In any case, they’re all somewhat recognizable, and perhaps you’ll agree that they’re all pretty impressive.
But are they Real?
Define real… what is real? If real is what you can see and touch, well… this artwork may or may not be that. Have a look through, and I’ll explain a little later.
Imagine an entire movie where the actors are painted like this, and the sets are digitally altered to match. It might look like a moving painting, and if you ask me, that would be pretty cool. I don’t mean stereo-scoped like A Scanner Darkly, but instead an actual painted style.
I’m a sucker for pixelized styling, so let me just say that though this isn’t my favorite, I like it a lot. Now, enjoy the rest, and we’ll meet up at the end to discuss my confusion.
I’m confused, and I’m going to tell you why. You see, these faces were painted by Valeriya Kutsan, and photographed by Alexander Khokhlov. They mention using paint, and this and that, to acheieve the effect, but they also mention doing “careful retouching” as well. So I ask again, are these “real”, or are they mostly done digitally?
I truly want to know, and I also want to hear your opinion in the comments below!
