Auto Mechanics Recreate Renaissance Paintings

[Baitball Blogger]

Photographer Freddy Fabris had always wanted to pay homage to the Renaissance masters with his photos in some way, but he wasn’t sure how until he stumbled upon an auto-mechanic shop in the Midwest. This led to a brilliant series of funny portraits with auto mechanics.

https://www.sadanduseless.com/renaissance-recreations/?fbclid=IwAR2c3zwLgKD5EGcBxgcebCBYx0Shku96LvNoznRMaIV9GX0HdtMz9Qx_lEg

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. Brilliant!

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I didn't recognize many of the single subject paintings, or many

of the still lifes.

[underpants]

2. Very well done

👍

[hedda_foil]

4. Those mechanics all have fantastic faces. I can see why he chose them.

[Ohiogal]

5. Simply brilliant!

But then I was an art major....

[flamin lib]

6. Beautiful lighting.

This is the difference between "taking pictures" and "MAKING pictures".

Wish I'd done it.

[Auggie]

7. Awesome!

[Coventina]

8. Actually, many of those are recreated Baroque paintings.

Art history fail!

[cloudbase]

10. If it's Baroque,

you gotta take it to a mechanic to get it fixed.

[hunter]

11. Excellent!

[zentrum]

9. Fabulous.

Love the still life.