We’ve seen many recreations of famous artworks over the last couple of years, each time breathing new life into all-too-familiar landscapes. The purpose of each classical art recreation differs from one another, bringing out the details and creative ideas one might not have noticed before. The team behind ELLE Brasil decided to pay a tribute to the most famous paintings with a statement that art is the antidote to negativity in life.
The magazine invited world-famous Brazillian figures to help them do the photo recreations. They chose actress Sonia Braga to replicate the famous smile of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa with a recreation that represents timeless beauty. The gentle femininity in Sandro Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus was embodied by transgender model Lea T. Love was captured in Gustav Klimt’s recreation of The Kiss with actors Tais Araujo and Lázaro Ramos holding one another all wrapped up in gold. The magazine turned the mood of Edvard Munch’s The Scream upside down by letting Brazilian theater legend José Celso Martinez Corrêa scream of joy rather than fear. The cover photo of composer Caetano Veloso that pays homage to David Hockney’s Joiners symbolizes the movement and perspective that beautiful art brings to life.
Scroll down to see the side-by-side comparisons of the famous classical paintings and the beautiful magazine covers, which hits the stands the coming Monday.
More info: ELLE Brasil (h/t demilked)
Sandro Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus was recreated with Lea T, a transgender model that pushes boundaries of femininity
Source: Wikipedia | ELLE Brasil
Actress Sonia Braga became Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, embodying timeless beauty
Source: Wikipedia | ELLE Brasil
Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss was reimagined with actors Tais Araujo and Lázaro Ramos, showing that love sees far beyond the skin color
Source: Wikipedia | ELLE Brasil
The fear in Edvard Munch’s The Scream was turned into joy by Brazilian theater legend José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Source: Wikipedia | ELLE Brasil
Perspective and movement in David Hockney’s Joiners was interpreted with the help of composer Caetano Veloso
Source: shootingfilm | ELLE Brasil