Art Axis: Jake Johnson becoming art hero with Batman painting www.columbiatribune.comUniversity of Missouri graduate student Jake Johnson received first prize in the Columbia Art League show “Hybrid Identity” with a work that marries the heroic and frail, classical masterworks and works of pop culture.
I am currently in the midst of an art project. The project stems from my deep appreciation in both comic art and 16th century Renaissance Masters. This work is part of a revival in classical art that is happening today, completed as large master studies from major Renaissance figures such as Velázquez and Rubens. I compare the heroic figures of their subject, with our heroes of today to recreate(and revive) these glorious compositions. These posts are in reflection of my art related work.
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