2011/11/19

DIY Old Masters that put YOU in the picture

Have you ever wanted to be The Girl With The Pearl Earring?

Well thanks to a Canadian artist, many people were able to follow in Scarlett Johansson's footsteps and remake the classic painting by 17th Century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.

Jeff Hamada, an artist from Vancouver, has been running a competition named Remake on his website 'Booooooom'.

Authentic: A woman attempts a remake of The Girl With The Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer Famous: The Girl With A Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

Likeness: A woman, left, recreates Johannes Vermeer's classic the Girl With A Pearl Earring. It is an entry into Jeff Hamada's competition which allows classic paintings to be recreating by people

Likeness: A remake of Portrait of a Man by Jan van EyckFamous: Portrait of a Man by Jan Van Eyck

Similar: On the left is a new take of Portrait Of A Man by Jan van Eyck, right

It allows classic paintings to be skillfully created by every day people.

Each recreation is a real life re-staging of a scene captured in paint - but often with a modern twist involved to reflect the changing world.

Mr Hamada said: 'The idea of the project is to remake a famous work of art using photography.

'I thought I would run a competition to see what the public could come up with.

Remake: A girl performs a modern remake of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da VinciClassic: The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

New and old: A girl has entered artist Jeff Hamada's competition by creating a modern remake of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

New version: A remake of The Scream by Edvard MunchClassic: The Scream by Edvard Munch

Disturbing: Edvard Munch's classic The Scream, right, is given a new look in this image on the left

'Now I don't have £10,000 to put up as prize money but I was able to get a copy of the entire Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection for the winner.'

Entrants were asked to re-stage a famous painting and submit their work to his website - with the winner gaining a prize.

In one amazing recreation, The Whistler's Mother is a stunning replica of the original artwork by James McNeill Whistler.

Another incredible creation showed a Van Gogh lookalike in matching green blazer and buttoned up shirt, with slicked back ginger hair - perfectly mimicking the famous artist.

New take: A remake of Otto Dix's Portrait of the Journalist featuring Sylvia von HardenCopied: Portrait of the Journalist by Otto Dix featuring Sylvia von Harden. The famous painting has been re-created as part of Jeff Hamada's competition called Remake

Fresh look: A woman, left, gives an interesting take on Portrait of the Journalist by Otto Dix featuring Sylvia von Harden

New look: A remake of The Whistler's Mother by James McNeill WhistlerIconic: The Whistler's Mother by James McNeill Whistler

Almost identical: The Whistler's Mother by James McNeill Whistler, right,  is remade on the left

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