So, not many of us really know much about art, right? But almost all of us know of some works of arts, and ten to one, most of us have seen images of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa. Art history and culture theory juries are still out on what made the Mona Lisa such a hit, and why she continues to command the stature she does in the world of art. Meanwhile, however, a bunch of brilliant folks around the world have been creating their own mind-boggling versions.
These are not just your standard facetious take-offs, the kind that give the classic beauty a moustache, a veil, a daffy duck beak, monocles, or – yes, indeed, there’s that too – double D breasts and blonde hair. These are renderings of the classic painting done in many different media and on a variety of startlingly original surfaces. Here is a selection, curated especially for you, our Folomojo reader.
Artist Jason Daquino paints on match folds, creating uber cool miniature versions of great works.
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Lego’s been in for a while now, when it comes to reworking pretty much anything, and especially famous works of art. So here’s a Lego Mona Lisa from Nathan Swaya. Can’t help but love its brilliant sense of colour; this is no child’s play at all.
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The next version comes from Chinese artist, Ju Duoqi, who works with all kinds of foodstuff, especially vegetables. Her Mona Lisa is actually called Mona Tofu, and is made of, yes, you guessed it, tofu, rice and sea kelp.
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Here’s a hi-tech Mona Lisa made from computer chips:
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While we’re on food, here’s the Renaissance beauty done on a styrofoam tray in…. hold your breath…. barbecue sauce?? The artist, speed painter Vivi Mac, also regularly paints portraits with jam, ketchup, milk and honey!
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The employees of the Takashimaya department store in Japan got together to create a Mona Lisa with used train tickets, a three-month long team-building project. Here are two views, from a distance and close up.
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And British gardener Ashley Spencer trimmed a Mona Lisa into his backyard. At the point this pic was shot, I think he really needed to shave her beard away pronto (err, how else do we describe that fuzz under her chin??), but… you get what I mean!
