Artist Adds A Modern Twist To Classical Style Paintings By Distorting Them
British artist Ben Ashton merges classical portraiture with modern distortion techniques to highlight humanity’s recurring mistakes.
Self-taught through 16th-century texts, he mastered traditional painting before intentionally subverting its rules. Ashton distorts his subjects to critique their pursuit of wealth and status, rendering them absurd. He draws inspiration from historical artists like Hans Holbein and Albrecht Dürer, valuing their drawing processes over their finished paintings.
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