Famous Paintings as Conceptual Photography
"This project represents the encounter of the characters from the famous paintings by using the newest technology. You can see how they use technology and react to it from this following photo session.
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Girl with a Samsung Galaxy S3
Painting behind: Johannes Vermeer - Girl with a Pearl Earring - 1665
Félix Paravicino having problems with a Mac Book
Painting behind: El Greco - Portrait of Hortensio Félix Paravicino - 1609
Frida using tablet and enjoying jazz music
Painting behind: Frida Kahlo - Self Portrait - 1940
Young Man testing the Nikon D3200
Painting behind: Frans Hals - Young Man Holding a Skull - 1628
Mona Lisa while drying her hair
Painting behind: Leonardo da Vinci - Mona Lisa - 1506
The Man with a Gamepad playing games
Painting behind: Tiziano Vecelli - The Man with a Glove - 1520
Polish woman while ironing her hair
Painting behind: Amadeo Modigliani - Portrait of a Polish Woman - 1919
Critical Review
Ema Mazrak
Romano Kuduzović introduces himself to the public by using the tool of thematic photos portraying the relation between the past and present. The author uses a very authentic way to involve us into the story of these two time frames where he accentuates technological improvement and contemporary life through composition relations and plans. He interprets a single famous Fine Arts character in a caricatural way and depending on the theme, inspires the observer to think about certain elements. For instance, we see the self portrait of A. Dürera or “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by J. Vermeera, and find ourselves trying to comprehend the idea of an artist. Do we want to criticize technological improvement, dependency on gadgets, or just focus on the temporal and societal gap? By using such an interesting concept, Romano Kuduzović does not give us a clear and concise answer, but tries to makes us the part of the idea itself.
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