Updated March 30th, 2020 at 12:00 IST
Netizens recreate classic artworks using different objects amid COVID-19 lockdown
Netizens had to pick their favourite art and utilize props lying around in the homes and click pictures recreating the artwork in a challenge by Getty museum.
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Netizens are recreating famous artwork from around the world with objects in their homes, and the results have the internet in splits. The challenge was rolled out by the J. Paul Getty Museum, located in Los Angeles. It tweeted earlier on March 25 asking the internet users to post pictures of the original artwork alongside their recreated work. The rules required an individual to pick their favourite art and utilize props lying around in the homes and click pictures. The museum shared a few photos to give the internet an idea.
We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home.
— Getty (@GettyMuseum)
🥇 Choose your favorite artwork
🥈 Find three things lying around your house⠀
🥉 Recreate the artwork with those items
And share with us. pic.twitter.com/9BNq35HY2V
Humourous artwork
Shortly, the internet users jumped the wagon and Twitter was flooded by several humorous recreated artwork. Among many was Master of St. Cecilia's painting, Madonna and Child, recreated by a woman with a puppy in place of a child. Pontormo's Portrait of a Halberdier painting featured a girl who replaced the battle spear with a modern hockey stick. A Twitter user named Embee recreated Chagall’s Blue House with a dustpan, while another user posted the picture of Andy Warhol’s famous Tomato Soup Can with a can of a local brand soup.
Madonna and child.https://t.co/ZbnVeToUPE pic.twitter.com/7Vkl91CF6D
— Getty (@GettyMuseum)
We stan.https://t.co/K3JVGpFPAJ pic.twitter.com/rIqXzr5hIK
— Getty (@GettyMuseum)
Chagall's "Blue House" pic.twitter.com/5HO8js8Kus
— Embee (@Embee355)
Andy Warhol's Tomato Soup can. pic.twitter.com/xgtPJpmh4O
— grace matson (@gmatson)
Ladders of Hopes and Dreams - 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/uh8ViLSkHp
— GW Washington (@GWDriver)
— Guhasophie@gmail.com (@sophguha)
#TheCatWithThePearlCollar pic.twitter.com/mFDoDW5yuV
— Gill Biddle (@GillBiddle)
Not at the Getty (@NationalGallery), but... pic.twitter.com/CGrWaREFyg
— Jocelyn K. (@jocelynmk1)
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Vermeer’s The Astronomer painting was reworked in a study by a user, which he mentioned he achieved on take five. Another popular artwork that was seen recreated was Edvard Munch's The Scream. Interestingly, a user-designed the landscape of the painting using socks, toy cars, clothes, and a box of Clorox wipes. Another woman recreated Saint John the Evangelist by Frans Hals by replacing the eagle with the pet dog.
@GettyMuseum Challenge - Take Five:
— Ann Zumhagen-Krause (@annzeekay)
Vermeer's The Astronomer pic.twitter.com/NIUN32YCkA
Saint John the Evangelist by Frans Hals (with better eagle/dog matching) pic.twitter.com/bRtzLGnlTO
— AnthropAbolishICEgal (@Anthropologal)
You’ll have to blur your eyes to look at this one :) just a quick trial. pic.twitter.com/jAv4EEWCQP
— TheBee 🐝 (@thebeehivetree)
— I_Speakof_Art (@I_Speakof_Art)
Salvador Dali pic.twitter.com/EnJ0rZGI1P
— Evie Malone (@imajazzingjet)
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Published March 30th, 2020 at 12:00 IST