Portugese artist (and burger lover) Gabriel Nardelli Araújo uses Photoshop to masterfully combines classical paintings and modern photographs to create wonderful juxtapositions. Called The Canvas Project, the digital series is witty and smart and really entertaining. Though Araújo initially made the mashups for fun, as news of the project spread, his motivation evolved:
“I have been perceiving montages as new forms of appropriation of space and works of art. I feel like I leave an immaterial mark on that place. People who have had contact with my work and later visit the space or see the original picture can have a new vision about them.”
I don’t know why Araújo is so obsessed with burgers, but they do seem to be a pretty regular feature in the project. Meat notwithstanding, I hope you enjoy the images as much as I did.
You can follow the ongoing project on Instagram.
All images property of Gabriel Nardelli Araújo.
August 10, 2018 at 6:42 am
Now that is what I call street art!
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August 10, 2018 at 6:56 am
That’s it exactly!
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August 10, 2018 at 7:29 am
certainly different take on the masters.
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August 10, 2018 at 8:28 am
It’s certainly a nice endorsement of the fast food industry…
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August 10, 2018 at 7:41 am
LOVE IT!!!!! Hal
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August 10, 2018 at 8:28 am
I’m so glad! I thought they were really fun, too.
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August 10, 2018 at 7:56 am
These are fun and really well done in terms of the way he matches up things like the quality of light. In some ways it serves as a reminder that what we now consider classic art and old masters were once contemporary and challenging.
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August 10, 2018 at 8:29 am
That’s exactly what drew me in! I’ve been fooling around with pasteups in Photoshop for a long time, and it’s always matching the light temperature and direction with which I have the most trouble.
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August 10, 2018 at 8:16 am
They are amazing.
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August 10, 2018 at 8:30 am
They certainly are!
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August 10, 2018 at 8:42 am
Saw this on Facebook. It’s a delight.
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August 10, 2018 at 2:07 pm
Now that you mention it, I think I might have stolen it from you!
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August 10, 2018 at 9:13 am
Love the plastic chairs in the first one with the classical clothing!
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August 10, 2018 at 2:07 pm
I love how that one made me look for the hint that it’s modern. The setting is kind of timeless, but those chairs are such a fun surprise!
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August 10, 2018 at 11:59 am
Wonderful: I can hear the waitress now: “Enjoy!”
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August 10, 2018 at 2:08 pm
Order up!
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August 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Neat: I’ll have a portion of the Mona Lisa please. About $2.50 worth.” “Will that be cash or Chargex?” And if you can remember that, you are as old as I am!
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August 10, 2018 at 7:55 pm
I don’t remember that, but I may still be as old as you are. There are large chunks of the eighties I don’t recall…
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August 11, 2018 at 6:49 am
memory plays tricks on us all. As a poet, I reinvent what I don’t remember and it often turns out better than it really was. Or worse: I have flashback nightmares too. I usually reserve them for short stories.
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August 10, 2018 at 8:10 pm
He obviously loves burgers!
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August 11, 2018 at 2:23 am
For sure. Also fries.
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August 11, 2018 at 7:41 am
These are gorgeous! ❤
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August 11, 2018 at 9:06 am
I agree!
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August 12, 2018 at 12:17 pm
Brilliant mashups!
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August 12, 2018 at 4:38 pm
They certainly are!
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