Curio: Thrift Store Paintings Reimagined

Alexa here. I'm a self-professed lover of thrift store art: paint-by-numbers, portraits on velvet, Margaret Keane wannabe prints, Warner Sallman's Head of Christ, the cheesier the better. So illustrator David Irving's current project has me feeling a little "why didn't I think of that?" envy:  David collects old thrift store prints and paintings and, in his words, "re-directs" them by adding well-known characters or objects into the scene, many from the world of the movies.  The works operate as sly collages that conflate the two worlds (almost) seamlessly.

Here are some of my favorites... 

You can see more at David's website and buy prints or originals on Etsy, Society6, or Redbubble.

Comments

[denny]

I actually snorted at these as I scrolled down - they start out so normal, and then BAM! movie-inspired anachronism. Thankfully, I wasn't drinking anything.

[NATHANIEL R]

I love the Ghostbusters one. Marshmallow man...in oils

[David Irvine]

Hello there... Firstly my name is David Irvine (not Irving) and you've mixed my work with another artist Dave Pollot. The paintings I did were Jabba, Monty Python, and Stay Puft. Just so there's no confusion.