Saturday, December 7, 2013

Famous Paintings Updated With 21st-Century Gadgets



"Swiping, scrolling, instagrammin’, catching a regular selfie… It all seems so familiar these days. But what if we had this technology decades ago? That’s exactly what the “Art x Smart” project, by Korean illustrator Kim Dong-Kyu, explores. By injecting 21st century gadgets into famous historical artworks, he takes us to a utopian reality where ancient and modern times meet." From here

"The author of this project, Kim Dong-Kyu, doesn’t seem to be short on humor. For example, he took a classic like van Gogh’s “The Room” and turned it into a hipsterish studio apartment with a neon city bike and miles of charger wires. Apart from being absurdly funny, these works also draw attention to our relationship with new technologies and their influence on modern society. By comparing the originals and their remakes, you can experience an uprising feeling of loneliness, alienation and shallowness in those where the subjects are tethered to modern technologies." From here

Website: artxsmart.tumblr.com

After “The Room” by Vincent van Gogh




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