February 09, 2012

Art History Through Sci Fi-Colored Glasses:

John Mattos took on Marcel Duchamp’s mechanically abstracted Nude Descending a Staircase and brilliantly reset it with C3PO. Then took Pablo Picasso’s Three Musicians to the Star Wars’ Cantina.

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Usually this kind of pastiche doesn't work that well, but these are great.

Feb 9, 2012 8:48:10 AM | Terra Cognita

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