May 18, 2022
Volker Hermes | from 'Hidden Portraits' series: Hidden Anonymous (Pourbus IV), 2021 | photoshop, digital photo modification
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Volker Hermes | from 'Hidden Portraits' series: Hidden Anonymous (Pourbus IV), 2021 | photoshop, digital photo modification
@volker.hermes
“I have to admit it: Biedermeier portraits of the early and mid 19th century have a problem today. They no longer strike a chord with us, they are often considered cheesy, slightly harmless, or bourgeois. They try to speak to us, but their particular language is somehow out of fashion today. Well, I love them in any case. The setting of this portrait is possibly a bit sweet too, you'd think there's just a girl sitting in front of mountain scenery. But you can find some striking hints in the carefully arranged foreground. I took the liberty of extending the ribbon of gorgeous white fabric to embrace all these important things around her. The exotic parrot, the wonderful cashmere scarf, the grapes, and the camelia, which is actually from Asia. So just follow the white ribbon and you will see that she is anything but a mountain girl, but a noble, wealthy young woman who knows exactly what is chic in the world right now.” Ha! Such a clever and entertaining collage by @volker.hermes! The artist covers the faces of the represented figures but does not really alter the piece itself: Volker Hermes rather extends elements and plays with the given texture and outlook. posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CSnYBLao2MG/
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Pop Culture takes over Coronavirus!
Whether it’s helping us to put things into perspective, laughing at the news or pushing us to respect the rules of hygiene and confinement, the artists seize the crisis with humorous vignettes and diversions.
by Mehmet Geren, Shusaku Takaoka, Ebrahim Haghighi, Artlife, Volker Hermes, Karen Cantuq, ayepixel, Mathieu Persan
Volker Hermes | from 'Hidden Portraits': Hidden van Lerius, 2022 | photo collage, photo manipulation
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Volker Hermes | from 'Hidden Portraits' series: Hidden Vallain, 2022 | photo collage, intervention on painting
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If you’re not paying to the details in @volker.hermes’ digitally contemporized photo collages of historical paintings, ooo come on – grab a magnifying glass so you don’t miss out! You would never know that he DIDN’T painstakingly paint this piece, called “Hidden Voiriot III” (2020), with the tiniest brushes and a saintly amount of patience. The operative word is **painstakingly**. He did, indeed, painstakingly clone elements from the original painting in order to create his own new visual tapestry. So…the COVID-era mask that this lovely silver-haired lady is wearing? Volker assembled her entire glorious face-covering himself, resulting in a seamless appearance that you could swear simply WAS a part of the original work of art. Pssst. The person depicted on her bracelet is also masked up for the health and safety of others ;) … posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CIfPyiwH-2T/
I'm fascinated by the mood of this... and all those glorious pearl details! "Hidden Peale, Photocollage" is part of The Hidden Portraits series by @volker.hermes. . . . posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CEHVRstjHFb/