Friday, May 21, 2010

Happy Birthday, Albrecht!

Today is Albrecht Dürer's 538th birthday!  Known for his prints, paintings and woodcuts, he is regarded by some as the greatest Renaissance artist in Northern Europe.  I first mentioned Dürer in my post of November 20, 2009, in which I mused about his rock star appearance.
It seems somewhat prophetic considering the first image below, a fusion of Albrecht's self-portrait and Photoshop.  Several "portraits" were generated as submissions for an Advanced Photoshop competition.

 
http://www.freakingnews.com/Durer-Paintings-Pictures--2440.asp 

To see more examples from this competition, many of which are rather amusing, please visit the links referenced above.  Included are "portraits" of Barack Obama, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Gollum, Julia Roberts and other celebrities.

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  1. V BurkelAugust 30, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    WOW!! I had no idea that he was that old! I somehow had it in my mind that he was from the 1600's - not the 1400's!!
    Thanks!!

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