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8 years ago

Appropriate Appropriation

For class this quarter, my teacher wanted me to do “Appropriation Self-Portrait.” That is where I take a famous painting and put myself in there as the subject matter. It draws on the reaction you have of the original art, but changing it adds a new layer. I took "The Happy Lovers" by Jean-Honoré Fragonard and changed it to "The Happy Lovers of 2016". ;) To be fair, this has been a few date nights of late. :P

“The Happy Lovers” by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

“The Happy Lovers of 2016″ pencil by E.E.Nix ;) I darkened it a bit digitally to show the comparison better.

Here it is as the original

And 3 pictures of close up detail