Surrealist digital photo collage in watercolor style, in which four identical figures (from a 19th century black-and-white photograph) pose behind pillars of a bridge.
The idea arose with the photo of the identical pillars with identical graffiti tags under the railroad bridge on the Eykmanlaan in Utrecht, how beautiful would it be to put identical characters behind them.
From the final photo collage I made a digital watercolor to make the four figures and their surroundings corresponding in texture and also to increase the artificial character of the scene.
In addition, of course, it is a somewhat alienating, yet cheerful, nod to The Beatles, especially considering the attire is from the same style period that the fabulous four pose with on their album cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Although working as a lyrical chronicler, sometimes I see things that are not there; I photograph and edit them.
Recurring elements are: carved mannequins (humanoids) and anonymous 19th century paintings. Working from 100cm I come to sign (Nl only)...
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Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany