Photographer Spent Days Waiting For Museum Visitors To Match The Artworks They Observe, And it Was Worth It
While most of us visit art museums to see art (duh, right?), others, like France-based photographer Stefan Draschan, are there to create their own pieces. And Stefan does it by camping in galleries for days, waiting for visitors who perfectly match the artworks they observe.
His photo series is called “People matching artworks,” and seeing it at first you might get an impression that it’s all staged. But the artist reassures that these perfect shots are actually achieved using patience, and a ton of it.
When Stefan visits an art gallery, he always looks for interesting and funny matches of artworks and visitors’ outfits, hairstyles, colors or even beards. So the next time you’re visiting art venues in Paris, Vienna or Berlin, try to look away from the paintings for a second, and maybe then you’ll see Stefan, waiting for his perfect shot.
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These are very nice photographs; but, to me, they looked staged, in the same wonderful way that “Art In Bloom” floral arrangements are meant to mimic or give a nod to a museum’s painting/sculpture/artifact/etc….I enjoy these but I do not believe the photographer waited in front of 50 artworks waiting for the “right” clothed/groomed individual(s) to harmoniously appear. Some may say, “so what, just enjoy” and I agree, but they do look staged.
I couldn’t agree more.
Wow! Outstanding composition, color, pattern matching. You’ve caused me to rethink my wardrobe, too.
hey, why don’t you just appreciate the art, for Arts sake, whatever!? duh
Mind-blowing medley of marvelous colours that keep the onlookers attention absorbed hook, line and sinker. May the artist of this gorgeous genre flourish to bring happiness and healthiness to humanity wallowing in worthless mundane pursuits that but impoverish the intellect and the mind an arid receptacle of useless things. Srinivasan from Inde. May 23, 2020
Any art professor would applaud this as insightful and original. Patrons of art being drawn to color temps and patterns that they are comfortable with, and suit their moods as much as their attire does.
It’s called the Marquis De Lau Phenomonon. Exquisite Examples.
As I can more or less swear that No19 has been doctored with, it makes me look at it with completely different eyes.
As I can more or less swear that No19 has been doctored with, it makes me look at it with completely different eyes. First I thought this project was awesome and mesmerizing, but even though I still think it’s a really cool project, the magic disappeared.
As I can more or less swear that No19 has been doctored with, it makes me look at it with completely different eyes. First I thought this project was awesome and mesmerizing, but even though I still think it’s a really cool project, the magic disappeared. I do believe it would’ve taken a LOT of patience to find the matches, even though some colours might have been changed in post.
It’s absolutely fake; no one waits 70,000 hours hoping that people will walk in dressed like the painting. The idea is good, the lying is disgusting and an insult to your reader.
Clearly you know nothing abut this photographer. LMAO
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