In a humorous and well-executed tribute to Taylor Swift, Filipino artist Eisen Bernard Bernardo has combined the singer's album art and paintings from the classical era. The digital collages by Eisen Bernard Bernardo are very well matched, suggesting either a robust art history knowledge or a lot of time spent pairing palates and themes.
Artist Eisen Bernard Bernardo previously created a series that integrated fashion magazine covers with classical paintings, which he titled the Mag+Art project.
The classical paintings used in Bernardo's tribute to Taylor Swift include 'Portrait of Edith' by Egon Schiele, 'La Belle Liseuse' by Léon François Comerre, 'Good companions' by Vittorio Reggianini, 'Judith with the Head of Holofernes' by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Emile Auguste Pinchart's 'The helping hand.'
Classical Songstress Art
This Tribute to Taylor Swift Blends Her Album Covers and Old Paintings
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