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Photos: Stuck in isolation, Russians recreate famous artworks at home
Amid the coronavirus lockdown, Russians art aficionados unable to visit their beloved and renowned museums have resorted to bring art home. They’re filling the holes in their souls by recreating artworks while stuck at home and posting them on social media. The recreations range from studious and reverent to flippant and goofy. They're done both by Russians and Russian-speakers abroad. Some 350,000 people are following the social media group "Izoizolyacia" on Facebook, where thousands of photos are posted, each showing the original work and the mockup made at home. The rules say it must only use items on hand and can’t be digitally manipulated.
Updated on: Apr 13, 2020 3:02 PM IST
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An undated copy of Edvard Munch's 'Scream' artwork and Natalia Rubina's recreation, in Moscow, Russia. Rubina’s rendition of “The Scream” involved making a hole in a poster of the painting at the spot showing an anguished man’s head, then getting a dog to stick its head through. The dog appears nonplussed. (Natalia Rubina via AP)
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A copy of a fragment from Gustav Klimt's 'Medicine' artwork and Anastasia Veras recreation, in San Francisco, United States. (Anastasia Vera via AP)
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A copy of Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' artwork and Vitaly Fonarev's recreation, in Haifa, Israel. Vitaly Fonarev has carefully recreated the clothes and headdress of Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring” and captured the Dutch artist’s famous glowing light. (Vitaly Fonarev via AP)
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A copy of Bakhtiar Umarov’s 'Folk humour' artwork and Ruslan Ablaev's recreation, in Moscow, Russia. (Ruslan Ablaev via AP)
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A copy of Marc Chagall's ‘Green Fiddle Player’ artwork (R) and Galina Vishnevskaya's recreation, in Moscow, Russia. (Galina Vishnevskaya via AP)
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A copy of Pompeo Massani 'Good News' artwork and Yulia Savinikh's recreation, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Yulia Savinikh via AP)
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A copy of Pablo Picasso's ‘Crying Woman’ artwork and Katrusya Kosilkova's recreation, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kosilkova employed an extensive palette of paints and careful brushwork to make her face a copy of the glaring colours and fractured perspective of Picasso’s “Weeping Woman.” It was time well-spent, in her view. (Katrusya Kosilkova via AP)
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A copy of Pablo Picasso's 'The Frugal Meal' and Irena Kazatsker's recreation, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Photographer Kazatsker had the lights and the backdrops for a perfect recreation — with the sly twist of putting a roll of toilet paper on the table.“I decided to add a provocative detail that corresponds to the spirit of the time,” she said. (Irena Kazatsker via AP)
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A copy of Jean-Baptiste Greuze's 'Washerwoman', artwork and Natalya Altypina's recreation, in Kherson, Ukraine. (Natalya Altypina via AP)
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