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What if the Mona Lisa got tired of her old silk robes and decided to trade them in for a trendy jumpsuit? That's exactly the kind of scenario Japanese graphic designer Shusaku Takaoka specialises in bringing to life, and he does it with pure wit.
Takaoka is an expert at turning history into hipster. His works hilariously transform some of the classical art world's most iconic faces into modern city slickers, and we actually wouldn't be surprised if we saw any of these made-over canvas characters chilling on the subway, or strutting the latest trends on Broadway. But Takaoka didn't stop there - he's also reimagined them as movie stars, magazine covers, and even baristas.
These photo mashups could be meant to make a statement on the influence of antiquity on modern society - or they might just be totally for fun. We'll let you decide as you have a scroll through them below.
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Maybe if the paparazzo had not hounded them, the romance wouldn't have ended so tragically.
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Lev Pavlovski 8 years ago
Everyone steals people's ideas nowadays. 'Uniqueness' is dead.
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DancingToMyself 8 years ago
I love what "she" combined, that's something I would wear. (I'm not a hipster lol)
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
And he has just learned the trick of exhaling the smoke out of his right ear in prep for a new movie.
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Viki Vágerics 8 years ago
Melyik festményről van a nő,valaki segítene? :) Which painting is this woman?
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Richard Pickman 8 years ago
None. The goddess Afrodíté (or Venus) is completely naked on the original painting.
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
No more living in the sticks for me. I'm living in a large closet in NYC., I know I'm going to be discovered any day now. I'm gonna be a star!
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Guess this is the way I hold it. Vincent never mentioned any of this.he just told me to sing. I'm so nervous.
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DancingToMyself 8 years ago
yup, now we know why was he so stressed out. :p
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Višnja Briškulić Trešetić 8 years ago
This is the only one I like so far. I know the concept is for us not to like them, but this one is charming. Not a hipster, just a kid.
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Marioara Popescu 8 years ago
I wish people would know there are more than 3 paintings in the world.
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
Indeed. The technical talent needs to improve, a lot (Like balancing light and colour as I at least *try* to do) - but I admire the way Takaoka-san sees the possibilities in the scenes. Some few of these are quite genius. [PS go look at my work, as a comparison.]
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Fiorina Martucci 8 years ago
To be honest, being called designer for this, I think is an offense to the proper ones. No innovation, no massive creativity, just faces cut and paste not even brilliantly with photoshop. I don't see the artistic purpose, please check before you present someone as an artist Boredpanda
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
A good beginning, Takaoka-san. My favourite being "First in line for iPhone 5" May I suggest finding more, other and different artworks to draw from. And finding source images that closely match in pixel-count. A grainy face inserted into a high-definition modern painting is kind of jarring. Perhaps, if the face cannot be made better, or if you are honouring the original artist, re-pixilate the background as if you are converting it into a painting of similar texture. (I'd be honoured if you examined my work. Yoroshikuonegaishimashite!)
Marioara Popescu 8 years ago
I wish people would know there are more than 3 paintings in the world.
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
Indeed. The technical talent needs to improve, a lot (Like balancing light and colour as I at least *try* to do) - but I admire the way Takaoka-san sees the possibilities in the scenes. Some few of these are quite genius. [PS go look at my work, as a comparison.]
Load More Replies... Fiorina Martucci 8 years ago
To be honest, being called designer for this, I think is an offense to the proper ones. No innovation, no massive creativity, just faces cut and paste not even brilliantly with photoshop. I don't see the artistic purpose, please check before you present someone as an artist Boredpanda
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
A good beginning, Takaoka-san. My favourite being "First in line for iPhone 5" May I suggest finding more, other and different artworks to draw from. And finding source images that closely match in pixel-count. A grainy face inserted into a high-definition modern painting is kind of jarring. Perhaps, if the face cannot be made better, or if you are honouring the original artist, re-pixilate the background as if you are converting it into a painting of similar texture. (I'd be honoured if you examined my work. Yoroshikuonegaishimashite!)
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