{"id":2086,"date":"2014-03-02T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2020-05-24T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T15:16:43","slug":"re-inventing-the-gioconda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/re-inventing-the-gioconda\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-inventing the Gioconda"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a student, we were encouraged to present our own ideas in a constructive way. Exploring a variety of viewpoints was great for creative minds, until everybody realised that it was indeed a double-edged sword. That is, if we came across a teacher with a different opinion, it didn’t quite matter how well the idea was presented.<\/p>\n

Always on the lookout for something new and different, I attended this exhibition where participants re-invented the famous Gioconda. The results can be surprising. Take a look at some of the arworks below.<\/p>\n

This is a not-for-profit project which aims at bringing art to everyone’s lives.\u00a0The 181 participants from 51 countries must’ve certainly enjoyed re-imagining the famous Mona Lisa. Their creations are exhibited at the W3 Gallery in Acton, West London, and run by volunteers. I bet that Leonardo da Vinci would have been proud.<\/p>\n

It is called The Gioconda Art Project. The organisers were only too happy for people to take pictures and instagram them, which is not that usual in British art galleries. I took the following pics with my mobile.<\/p>\n

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All of the artworks were exhibited in the ‘Big Mural’. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n

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Many works clearly presented the Mona Lisa in a sexual manner. But, there were other influences too, such as popular culture.<\/p>\n

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I believe that some artworks had a more religious feel to them.<\/p>\n

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Some of them must’ve taken a huge amount of work. This one looked like an embossed sculpture. Notice the detail of the muscles, hair and background.<\/p>\n

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Some more daring alternatives.<\/p>\n

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Thank you for reading my post. Hope you’ve enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

A Londoner from Afar<\/p>\n

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