You can take the Art History major out of college, but you can’t take the Art History major out of the girl. Yep, I still completely geek out on anything art historical, especially when it’s done in a dynamic way. Enter Norah See, a New Orleans artist whose Reboot series elegantly repositions famous works of art as tiny trinkets, giving us a lesson in our history of consumption.
The Loss of Man, oil on canvas, 18×24
In her take on Rene Magritte’s Son of Man, Magritte’s infamous face obscuring green apple is replaced with the Apple computer logo, showing us a link between the advance of technology and the loss of human interaction, as well as a loss of our connection to our own selves outside of our technologically driven lives.
Portrait of Madame Y, oil on canvas, 18×24
Her Portrait of Madame Y reworks John Singer Sargent’s famous portrait into a modernized version of what a 19th century trophy wife might look like– fake tan, breast implants and all.
The Cliff, oil, ink, gold leaf and enamel on canvas, 18×24
Green Wall, oil on canvas, 18×24
To see more of Nora See’s work, please visit her website. If you’re in New Orleans, her Reboot series can be seen at her representing NOLA gallery, Gallery Orange.
All images are via Nora See’s website.
