Jan von Holleben Mimics Legendary Artists With "The Great Masters"
Shelby Lee Walsh — June 15, 2009 — Art & Design
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Jan von Holleben is a photographic genius! Usually this talented photographer will take illusory photos, but this time Holleben instead went for intrigue with numbers with the multiple hands used in his “The Great Masters” series.
Each photo in the series directly reflects a specific artist, drawing from their most popular signature piece. Photograph titles include ‘The Van Gogh,’ ‘The Monet,’ ‘The Dan Flavin.’ and ‘The Warhol.’ Take a look at the gallery above to see if you can identify all of the great masters these handsy photos represent!
Each photo in the series directly reflects a specific artist, drawing from their most popular signature piece. Photograph titles include ‘The Van Gogh,’ ‘The Monet,’ ‘The Dan Flavin.’ and ‘The Warhol.’ Take a look at the gallery above to see if you can identify all of the great masters these handsy photos represent!
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