Acting painting at the Tallinn French Institute (2015)
oil on canvas, various sizes
2012 (continued in 2015)
2012 (continued in 2015)
This series is based on seven canonical paintings by old masters: Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", Alexander Roslin's "Lady with a fan", Boris Kustodiev's "Merchant Lady", Marie Laurencin's "Portrait of Coco Chanel", Otto Dix's "Portrait of Sylvia con Harden" and Andrus Johani's "In the kitchen". The new versions of these paintings were created with contemporary people using co-curated props from the surroundings of the models. The new paintings have the originals' dimensions and colours but the photographic reality of a given situation from the photos.