You'll Never See These 10 Famous Paintings The Same After You've Seen This Artist's Take
For talented Bulgarian graphic designer, Antonia Korcheva, it's her job to create things that get people talking. And with her most recent project for London-based pest control company, Fantastic Pest Control, she certainly didn't fall short in doing just that.
In a unique integration of art and biology, Korcheva took some of history's most iconic portrait paintings and replaced their subjects' faces with that of insects. Bizarre? Sure. But it definitely got people buzzing.
"I haven’t gone to art school; I’ve taught myself to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. I started 4 years ago and it’s been my dream since then to become an artist and a graphic designer," Korcheva told Dose.
"One of my clients is a London based pest control company and, as you may guess, this business niche is not the most appealing one. I had to come up with an idea for viral content somehow related to bugs," Korcheva states on her Behance profile.
"One day, I stumbled upon a painting of a mantis wearing a dress and then it hit me - let's take the most famous classical portraits and recreate them with insects."
"This was never done before (probably because it's too weird) so I decided to give it a try. Eight hours of Photoshop work later these "masterpieces" were finished and I can honestly say I've never had so much fun while using this program."
Who knew a fly would look so good with a goatee? Moreover, who knew you could get people talking about pest control through historical art? Apparently, Korcheva did. After all, generating conversation is her job.
To stay tuned to her future work, be sure to visit her Behance page.