Mr. Bean Inserted Into Historical Portraits By Caricature Artist
Rowan Atkinson, the actor behind the famously hilarious Mr. Bean and Blackadder characters, has made another foray into the pages of history thanks to caricature artist Rodney Pike. He took some of history’s most famous portraits and jazzed them up by replacing the original subjects’ faces with those of Atkinson’s unforgettable characters.
Artistic purists may not appreciate Pike’s comical work because it’s hard to take the works of Rembrandt van Rijn or Holbein the Younger seriously when the subject’s face has been replaced with a hilariously expressive scowl from Mr. Bean. Obviously, Pike’s work is entirely digital – the original works remain untouched! Read on for Rodney Pike’s comments to Bored Panda.
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“I’ve created over 40 photo-manipulations using Rowan Atkinson for the main subject over the course of 3 or 4 years and he is by far my most popular subject,” Pike told Bored Panda. “He’s lots of fun!”
“The concept isn’t much different from Atkinson’s. [The pictures are] simply absurd.”
“I make no statements with my work. It’s simply for fun. It’s just a really cool bonus that I get paid for doing this stuff. Love my job!”
“I use Photoshop CC for all of my work. My favorite tools are the standard warp tool and puppet warp.”
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Wonderful! mr. Atkinson has such a classically adaptable face it seems.
Mr Bean are so amazing .He can me really to bring every time with this what he bring to laugh .Hahahahahaha
SIMPLY LOVED it.....humour with art what more to admire this artist ??? Give me MORE ! MORE!
I''m only jealous that I didn't think of this first! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT.
these are fascinating, alarming and totally mesmerizing. what an imaginative fusion of the sublime and the comic. Raises humor to new level
fantastic work - should be hung in the gallery with the original - who would draw the visitors...?
This isn't Mr. Bean, these are decedents of Blackadder that were skipped over by the television show!
kajajajjajajjajaja por dios me moria de la risa de solo ver su genialidad lo amo viva
i thought the John Malkovich pictures were hilarious, but his takes the cake!!!
Can't stand the look of Rowan Atkinson so am not amused. However, I don't begrudge others their mirth!
Wonderful! mr. Atkinson has such a classically adaptable face it seems.
Mr Bean are so amazing .He can me really to bring every time with this what he bring to laugh .Hahahahahaha
SIMPLY LOVED it.....humour with art what more to admire this artist ??? Give me MORE ! MORE!
I''m only jealous that I didn't think of this first! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT.
these are fascinating, alarming and totally mesmerizing. what an imaginative fusion of the sublime and the comic. Raises humor to new level
fantastic work - should be hung in the gallery with the original - who would draw the visitors...?
This isn't Mr. Bean, these are decedents of Blackadder that were skipped over by the television show!
kajajajjajajjajaja por dios me moria de la risa de solo ver su genialidad lo amo viva
i thought the John Malkovich pictures were hilarious, but his takes the cake!!!
Can't stand the look of Rowan Atkinson so am not amused. However, I don't begrudge others their mirth!
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