These Portraits of Auto Mechanics Are a Homage to Renaissance Paintings

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Photographer Freddy Fabris spent years wanting to pay homage to the legendary artworks of great Renaissance master painters, but figuring out how to do so with his camera was a challenge. Recently, he finally came up with an idea that blends the style of old with ideas that are new: it’s a series of portraits of car mechanics in a repair shop, created with the look and feel of Renaissance paintings.

The photo above is a homage to The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Here’s The Anatomy Lesson by Rembrandt:

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And here’s The Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo:

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Fabris also shot a series of Rembrandt-inspired portraits:

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“I wanted to respect the look and feel of the originals, but needed to come up with a conceptual twist that would create a new layer to the original,” writes Fabris. “To take them out of their original context, yet maintain their essence.”

You can find more of Fabris’ work on his website.


Image credits: Photographs by Freddy Fabris and used with permission

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