A phrase attributed to Salvador Dalí says that "those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing". So why not turn artists of his caliber into sources of inspiration? Not only their works, but also their own figures, their self-portraits. A Portuguese artist with the curious name untitled.save follows this line by placing Dalí, Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and the Mona Lisa in modern situations, along with more recent icons such as Freddie Mercury, Marilyn, and even Deadpool.
Van Gogh on a skateboard, the Mona Lisa exploring vinyl records, Frida Kahlo as an actress in a Netflix series. Strange situations with a good dose of anachronism, but they do not fail to catch the eye. Instead of appealing to millennials or centennials, the Portuguese artist untitled.save places those icons (real and fictional) in impossible scenarios, and the final result is very positive.
Now, untitled.save is not the first to do this, and definitely will not be the last. Recently we saw Freddie Mercury transformed into a comic book character, and if you prefer an even deeper surrealism, then the work of Philipp Igumnov is not to be missed. To see more of untitled.save, do not hesitate to visit his Instagram profile or his official section on MiPic.
