I brought this postcard with the image Madame Moitessier Seated, painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). I really like this style of painting, it looks like a normal historical painting. In the image she had a delicate and detailed dress, so I decided I wanted to try and make the dress stand out in a modern way. So I cut out the dress using a cutting knife and a mat, I then looked at using pens to redraw the dress on a separate piece of paper. I used bright colours to make it more modern and vibrant, but I didn’t like how these turned out. I then looked at using bright vibrant circles like I did in my film project. I layered up circles that I cut out of card and then positioned them in a way that meant they were evenly spread out and then moved the rest of the image over it to reveal what part of the circles I liked the dress cut out to show.
I like how this turned out, it is eye catching and really makes the audience look twice and think about how it isn’t a typical historical painting anymore. I have changed the whole meaning of this painting simply from the colours and patterns I have replaced. Before I appropriated the image it showed a rich lady posing to be painted in a dress that was made in that time. With the changes I have made it now catches the eye more and the bright colours really play with the rest of the image that is in dark and neutral tones.