Contemporary artist Thomas Robson makes these abstract collages using paintings from the past and merging them with modern pixelation and brushstrokes. Plastering boldly colored strokes of thick acrylic paint, he covers the face of aristocrats from the 17th or 18th century in paintings like "Royal Ulster Academy," "A Bucolic Esquire" and "Florence Court."
This interesting collection called 'Fluid Pigments' aims to merge the past with the future and is "an exploration of originality, inspiration and the appropriation of a visually saturated world." While some may view the mod paintings as destructive to the classic works or visually distracting, the point of the abstract collages is to cause the viewer to think and rethink our artistic expectations.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Hybrid Art
- Exploring the fusion of traditional and modern visual art to create new forms of expression.
- Pixelationism
- An emerging trend in which digital pixelation is used as a tool to transform classical artworks into contemporary art.
- Visually Saturated Art
- A trend where the visual representation of the artwork is layered with an overload of stimulus that provokes rethinking our artistic expectations.
Where This Applies
- Artistic Licensing
- The potential of licensing the works of historical artists to contemporary artists to create new and innovative art forms.
- Video Game Art Design
- The use of pixelation and traditional art styles to create visual environments for gaming and other forms of digital storytelling.
- Fine Art Collectors
- A market for collectors of contemporary art who appreciate the merging of the traditional and modern to create unique pieces of art.
