{"id":59587,"date":"2020-05-05T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=59587"},"modified":"2020-05-07T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:26:00","slug":"recreated-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/recreated-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreating famous masterpieces: Creativity and the power of art during isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea started with the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum<\/a> and an Instagram account, Between Art and Quarantine<\/a>: Recreate famous works of art using only household items. The Getty Museum<\/a> soon issued its own challenge, limiting recreations of its collection to three household items. Inspired by the idea, comparative cultural studies faculty Alexandra Carpino<\/strong> and Rebekah Pratt-Sturges<\/strong> challenged students in their art classes.<\/p>\n

Students were asked to recreate works of art covered in their respective courses. Carpino and Pratt-Sturges saw this as a unique way to engage students and study artwork from a new perspective. Students\u2019 chose their recreation and were limited to using items in their home or dorm rooms to substitute and position objects for a photograph that resulted in a mirror image of the original.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am always on the lookout for ways to get my students to apply what they are learning in the classroom,\u201d Carpino said. \u201cWhen I saw some of the recreations on Facebook, I knew I had found the perfect project for them to become deeply engaged with one of the works they were studying in our final unit on Romanesque and Gothic art, and hopefully have some fun in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students learned about art history by examining their piece closely and applying visual acuity skills emphasized in all of the art history courses.<\/p>\n

\u201cEssentially they are using the three dimensional to recreate a two-dimensional work,\u201d Pratt-Sturges said. \u201cThis requires thinking carefully about how your objects will appear on a flat surface, something that all artists grapple with. Many students mentioned they have a deeper appreciation for just how difficult it can be to design a work of art and to understand the visual element of perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creativity was tested. Kayley Zeno<\/strong>, psychological sciences and criminal justice major, and Liliah Boatman<\/strong>, environmental and sustainable studies major, both faced challenges.<\/p>\n

Zeno chose to recreate a French Romanesque capital showing the Flight into Egypt from Autun, France. \u00a0A haloed woman holds a child on her lap. Using a teddy bear as a stand in for the child, Zeno found she still needed to fashion a flat halo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith help from a friend, I decided to tape a plate to the wall and position myself accordingly,\u201d Zeno said.<\/p>\n

Boatman recreated the Romanesque reliquary of Sainte-Foy from Conques, France. With the original piece covered in gold, she struggled to find an imitation material, but she had another concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a challenge to walk the line between light-hearted imitation and being disrespectful of the original piece,\u201d Boatman said.<\/p>\n

Overcoming the challenges made the project worth the effort. Interior design major Hannah White<\/strong> said the project gave her a creative outlet and a way to apply concepts she learned in class while isolated at home.<\/p>\n

The results not only showed the humor and creativity of students, but also the power of what creative activities can do for people during quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need art now more than ever.\u201d Carpino said.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt has always been a means of expression during times of joy and also hardship,\u201d Pratt-Sturges said. \u201cThrough art, humanity can grapple with the immense cultural shift we are all facing. It can provide us hope that better times lay ahead by reminding us of how humanity survived trials and tribulations of the past. We can take joy in beauty and solace in melancholy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cArt is a way for people to stay connected and reminds us of beautiful things during this time,\u201d Zeno said. \u201cIt provides comfort and stability in times when the world is everything but.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connection, distraction and stability are just a few ways art can help people through uncertain times.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only does art occupy time within a life of quarantine, but it also continues to connect us with other students and professors, as well as complete strangers,\u201d Boatman said. \u201cI think the fact that recreating art has become viral on social media creates a sense\u00a0of connection within these uncertain times of society. This art helps to bring joy to the world in a time that desperately\u00a0needs some laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAmerican Gothic,\u201d by Grant Wood\u2014Recreated by\u00a0Jacob McDaniel<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cMan with a Blue Sleeve,\u201d by Titian\u2014Recreated by Maxwell Fisher<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cSoap Bubbles,\u201d by Jean-Simeon Chardin\u2014Recreated by Heaven Dobkins<\/b><\/p>\n

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A French Romanesque capital showing the Flight into Egypt\u2014Recreated by Kayley <\/b>Zeno<\/b><\/p>\n

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Detail of \u201cKiss of Judas,\u201d by Duccio di Buoninsegna\u2014Recreated by Jacob Olson<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Romanesque reliquary of Sainte-Foy from Conques, France\u2014Recreated by Liliah Boatman<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cWoman Holding a Balance,\u201d by Johannes Vermeer\u2014Recreated by Maddie Fyffe<\/b><\/p>\n

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The sculptures of the Annunciation and Visitation from Reims Cathedral, France\u2014Recreated by Hannah White<\/b><\/p>\n

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Jacklyn Walling | NAU Communications<\/p>\n

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