Walk down the street today and you'll be bombarded by advertising at every turn. Prior to the the 20th century, there was no such thing as a big brand. Arguably 'God'and the Roman Catholic Church might be contenders, as for commercial enterprises, products and services were found in the local village from a friend and not far yonder.
Fast forward through the industrial revolution of the 1800s and the birth of mass advertising in the 1950s, and these days brands are hard to miss and part of an individual's identity. We wondered what would change in a classic painting Bourguereau was alive and painting today. We invited the DesignCrowd community to give iconic paintings a modern makeover.
Tablet and smart phone tech brands dominated. Rembrandt's famous self-portraits would make room for a segway; Edward Hopper's cafe in 'NightHawks' would be a Starbucks; and teenage Mona Lisa would stream music via a pair of Beats brand headphones. Check out the clever work by DesignCrowd's creative community below. Enjoy!
William Adolphe Bouguereau's 'The Story Book' (1877)
Trophime Bigot's 'Homme Criant' (1625)
Everyone loves hot sauce
Sandro Botticelli's 'Madonna del Libro' (1480)
Here's another modern take of a classic painting.
Giovanni Cariani 's 'A Concert" (1518-20)
Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks' (1942)
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' (1503-17)
Grant Wood's 'American Gothic' (1930)
Grandpa cuts his grass with his Star Wars Crossguard Lightsaber... while grandma enjoys a virtual reality experience
Jacob Willemsz. Delff's 'Self Portrait of the Painter and his Family' (1503-17)
Jeffrey Smith's 'The Red Kite'
According to the designer, 'the kid traded his kite for a Sky Phantom app-controlled Drone'.
Jean Clouet's 'Portrait of François I, King of France' (1530)
The kid traded his kite for a Sky Phantom app-controlled Drone.
Winner - Rembrandt's 'Self-portrait' with Segway (1634)
Jacques-Louis David's Emperor Napoleon (1812)
Imperial Heartburn / What Jacques-Louis David left out of his "The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries"
Check out 56 more big brands in classic paintings from this contest.
Want more?
Enjoy the classic twist our community puts on art, movies, pop culture! Check these contests out:
1. Famous scenes from romance movies get a food makeover
2. Twenty best-selling bands get an album cover re-design
3. See Hillary, Obama, Kim Jong-un get photoshopped into famous paintings
Written by Jo Sabin on Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Jo Sabin is Head of Designer Community at DesignCrowd. She's led the company's public relations and social media programs since 2012. With more than ten years' experience working with Australian and international tech startups in the creative industries, Jo has been instrumental in meeting DesignCrowd's objectives in Australia and abroad. Get in touch via Twitter.
