Gerard Mas, a Barcelona-based artist, has garnered attention for his humorous and anachronistic sculptures that blend Renaissance aesthetics with contemporary behaviors. His work imagines how individuals from the 15th century would act if they were transported to the present day, resulting in a series of marble sculptures that are both surreal and playful.
Mas’s pieces often depict elegant ladies of the past engaging in modern-day antics such as blowing bubble gum or sporting facial piercings, challenging the traditional solemnity associated with Renaissance art. This inventive fusion of past and present invites viewers to reconsider historical art forms through the lens of today’s cultural norms.
I thought about the millions of attitudes and situations that old artworks couldn’t capture because they were simply inappropriate for a lady in the 15th century. I decided to try to do it in an old media and style. It was something like an invented old art. After that, the anachronisms came and pop elements, too, as a natural evolution.
Gerard Mas via Vice
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