Derivative work. A second, separate work independent in form from the first?

Artwork by Quayola.and Rubens.

(http://www.quayola.com) Iconographies is an ongoing project focusing on the analysis of renaissance and baroque paintings via computational methods. Religious and mythological scenes are transformed into complex digital formations. By removing iconographic narratives, the paintings lose their original context to become new objects of contemplation.

Iconographies #20

‘Tiger Hunt’ after Rubens {2014} Prints Series C-Print on Fujiflex Supergloss on Aluminium in Wooden Tray

This series does not aim to offer new contemporary takes on the original subjects, on the contrary it delves beneath the iconographic layer to propose alternative versions of the actual paintings.

Old masterpieces are reduced to sets of instructions to translate their composition and colour schemes into new abstractions. This expanded vision offered by computational methods allows the originals to be re-discovered under a new authenticity.

The focus lies in the linguistic difference between the original and its algorithmic abstraction. The complete detachment from historical narratives achieved through computer-vision, allows a new and unexplored point of view.

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