From Renaissance to Street Art

From Renaissance to Street Art

  

                                         

One of the most famous painting of all time the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci has been copied and printed so many times and used for commercial purposes , it has become something world wide recognized One street artist that caught my interest is banksy  

In this particular street art banksy has completely transformed the image and concepts of the mona lisa , the original Mona Lisa in my opinion conveys a feeling of calmness and the use of colors give it a certain warmth , were as in the street art of banksy it gives a sense of uncertainty as she is holding a weapon in hand and dressed in war clothing even the contrast of black and white used gives you sense extremity. Banky try s to convey a message about war and by using the streets he is trying to reach out to everyone who appreciates this form of art and understand the message he is trying to convey.

Not many people in this day and  age appreciate and accept street art but not many people did appreciate and accept world renowned artist like Matisse ,Manet & many others.

Mona Lisa , Leonardo Da Vinci ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

Bankys, Mona Lisa ;http://www.wallchan.com/wallpaper/92451/

Tube Chair

Tube chair transformation

        

In Ashley Baldwin Smith's which is famous for using recycled and found materials in her innovative designs .In the tube chair design we see a transformation from recycled materials to a new design which can be used both as sculptor and as a chair . we can not only see transformation in the materials used but also in design in my opinion Smith's Tube chair design has a very similar resemblance to Mies Van de Rohe 1927 chair 

                              

                     

We can see transformation from this classic design in the Mies Van de Roche 1927,chair where the tube is joined to make it seem like it one piece where as in the Ashley Baldwin Smith Design the recycled tubes are placed horizontally and welded together.

Ashley Baldwin smith's ; http://www.ashwinstudio.co.uk/tube-chair.php
Mies van de Rohe ; http://www.dailyicon.net/2008/11/icon-mies-van-der-rohe-bauhaus-armchair/