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Remastered Art

Remastered Art

Hosted by Serge de vries

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

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Spool of thread for the mill
Spool of thread for the mill
By Serge de Vries
By "remastering" an old painting or portrait, the life of this old piece is extended in an innovative and sustainable way. Old paintings, stowed away in the attic due to varying appreciation and change in taste, are now given a second life!

New meets Old

A spool of thread, a pencil, a thimble or a safety pin – these are things we carelessly hold in our hands every day, but Serge de Vries forces us to really see them. For Remastered Art he chose old portraits, landscapes and still lifes. In his own work (small oil paintings) Serge isolates his subject and places it outside the everyday context. He does that again on these old masters. The chosen subjects have a narrative effect on the old canvases and invite the viewer to create their own story.
Pencil for a girl
Pencil for a girl
By Serge de Vries

About Serge de vries

By "remastering" an old painting or portrait, the life of this old piece is extended in an innovative and sustainable way. Old paintings, stowed away in the attic due to varying appreciation and change in taste, are now given a second life!
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir