FEBRUARY 6, 2024 GRACE EBERT
All images © Alexey Kondakov
Alexey Kondakov plucks figures from neoclassical and romantic paintings and places them into modern settings, blurring era, style, and medium.
Alexey Kondakov stretches the notion that art is timeless. In his uncanny Art History in Contemporary Life series (previously), Kondakov plucks figures from neoclassical and romantic paintings and places them into modern settings, blurring era, style, and medium.
Kondakov primarily works with backgrounds he’s photographed throughout his native Kyiv and other European cities including Berlin, Milan, and Naples. Often laden with graffiti and modern conveniences like electric stovetops and vehicles, the harsh, urban settings counter the soft, angelic characteristics of the Old Masters.[…]
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