‘Museum Anatomy’ is a collection of documentary photographs by Texas-based artist Chadwich Gray and Laura Spector—in which they recreated 19th century paintings on the human body.
To create each piece, the duo contacts various museums around the world—requesting permission to access and photograph their collection of paintings.
Next, they recreate the works on Chadwick’s body by projecting the photographs onto him.
For each piece, Chadwick has to reposition his body until they find a suitable pose.
Using special effects make-up, Spector paints the painting on Chadwick—which can take up to 8-15 hours to complete.
According to the artists, they said, “The recreated paintings of these historic portraits recapture the subjects in their own moment in history.”
“The resulting photographs reveal a unification of art combining antiquity, history and technology in a contemporary context.”
Check out some of their works below:
[via Chadwich Gray and Laura Spector]