Artist Interview: Shaun Berke
Shaun Berke is one of the most skilled artists I’ve ever met. And when I saw a Rembrandt master-copy he created for a group show, I instinctively knew that he must have had some really insane pieces...
View ArticleJake Wood-Evans’ Modern Take on Classical/Renaissance/Baroque Art
Brighton-based artist Jake Wood-Evans‘ classical influences are readily apparent. A 21st-century Caravaggio? Who knows. But dude’s definitely on the right track. Celebrating his heroes while producing...
View ArticleJulie Heffernan
Julie Heffernan‘s paintings take all the tropes of Northern Renaissance painting, combines them, and makes them into absurd works that feel like art history collages rendered by one of the masters...
View ArticleMarco Battaglini Mixes Renaissance Paintings With Pop Culture Imagery
Costa Rica based artist Marco Battaglini creates large pastiche paintings that combine a handful of genres, styles, and references. His paintings are often reminiscent of a Renaissance composition and...
View ArticleJames Kerr’s Humorous And Naughty Renaissance Collaged Gif Animations
Under the name Scorpion Dagger, British artist James Kerr creates digital gif collages, mainly from northern and early Renaissance paintings. Kerr combines this imagery with images from popular...
View ArticleClassic Paintings Reanimated In Deliciously Creepy Gifs
In master paintings, beauty lies in the romance of an instant, with movement expressed only through form, balance, and color; for the animation artist Rino Stefano Tagliafierro, emotional potency is...
View ArticleCesar Santos’ Paintings Artfully Blend Imagery From Disparate Genres
Cuban-American artist Cesar Santos thoughtfully blends disparate styles and elements in a series he calls “Syncretism.” Santos’ amalgamations present representations from Renaissance, Modern, Classic,...
View ArticleNico Ordozgoiti Brings Renaissance Statues To Life With Hyperrealistic Painting
In the series Paint Job, Spanish art director Nico Ordozgoiti infuses some color onto Renaissance statues. He digitally paints them in a hyperrealistic style and brings them to life. Iconic sculptures...
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