This Artist Reimagines Famous Paintings With Disney Characters

We’ve all grown up watching one or more of the characters from Disney movies you’re about to see below. And one way or another, those characters are a form of art, and some scenes resemble perfectly with some famous paintings. But how many of us do actually know about art history? Or better say, how many of us consider it important to know about it in the first place?

You might consider it just some dead character that has been given the illusion of life by coloring it in. But in fact, they have a history within, and knowing history is important because it allows us to understand our past, which in turn allows us to understand our present. Studying history can provide us with insight into our cultures of origin as well as cultures with which we might be less familiar, thereby increasing cross-cultural awareness and understanding.

For those of you who have not paid attention to this, Spanish graphic designer and illustrator Carlos Gromo created a series of Disney characters inspired by famous paintings to help people to memorize these classics better.

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1. Beauty And The Beast

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” (1907)

2. Sleeping Beauty

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Edmund Blair Leighton “The Accolade” (1901)

The artist, who is also known as carlosgromodraw to his 31.9k Instagram followers, started this project in 2019 when he finished his Fine Arts studies. He realized that many people don’t know much about art history or famous paintings. So he started this ongoing project with an aim to educate people in an entertaining way. The good news is that the project became a huge success and hopefully, people have learned something about classical art.

3. Beauty And The Beast

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on John William Waterhouse “The Soul of the Rose” (1908)

4. Hercules

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on John Simmons “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1870)

“This project started because when I finished my Fine Arts career at university, as an artist, I realized that many people didn’t know many of the art paintings and I thought that I could present them in a more original way. I have always liked to draw Disney, so I thought of the idea of starting this project by drawing those characters from the movies in those pictures from art history. In this way, I managed to give visibility to many works of art and artists from different periods,” says the artist to Bored Panda.

5. 101 Dalmatians

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on: Grant Wood “American Gothic” (1930)

7. Peter Pan

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on: Pierre Auguste Cot “The Storm” (1880)

8. Cinderella

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Fausto Carrying “Young Girl Carrying a Pumpkin” (1889)

His series features such animated movie classics as 101 Dalmatians, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, and Sleeping Beauty. The characters from these movies are based on the style and color palette of each painting. For instance, Belle and Beast are depicted as the famous painting “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt. Just like in the painting, they look like a couple embracing each other in beautifully decorated robes. Meanwhile, Roger and Anita Radcliffe from 101 Dalmatians are shown as a farmer and his daughter in the famous 1930 painting “American Gothic” by Grant Wood.

9. The Princess And The Frog

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Lawrence Alma Tadema “The Favourite Poet” (1888)

10. Beauty And The Beast

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Pierre Auguste Cot “Ophelia” (1870)

11. The Little Mermaid

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on John William Waterhouse “The Siren” (1900)

12. The Little Mermaid

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Michael and Inessa Garmash “Precious Moments”

13. Snow White

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Henry Meynell Rheam “The Fairy Wood” (1903)

14. Cinderella

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Auguste Toulmouche “Vanity” (1870)

15. Thumbelina

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Pierre Auguste Cot “Spring” (1873)

16. Snow White

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on William Adolphe Bouguereau “At the Edge of the Brook” (1875)

17. Peter Pan

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Henrietta Rae “Hylas and the Water Nymphs” (1910)

18. Cinderella

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on William Adolphe Bouguereau “Rest in Harvest” (1865)

19. Tarzan

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on John William Waterhouse “The Sorceress” (1911)

20# Sleeping Beauty

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on Walter Crane “Hermes and Venus Gazing into a Mirror” (1885)

21. Disney Family

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on William Waterhouse “A tale from Decameron” (1916)

22. The Little Mermaid

CarlosGRomoDraw – Based on John William Waterhouse “Hylas and the Nymphs” (1896)

Graduates At Kyoto University Are Allowed To Put On Any Outfit To Receive Diploma, And Here Are 20 Pics Of Their Best Apparel

What comes to your mind when you see or hear the word “graduation”? You might think of students sporting all black, with mortarboards and graduation gowns. Perhaps, you’ll also imagine them falling in line, waiting for their names to be called to receive their diploma.

But that’s boring! Most graduations in the world are so monotonous that they’re quite predictable. So the folks out there at the University of Kyoto decided to put a twist on their graduation rites by allowing their students to dress up however they like. The results? Well, if we hadn’t told you the context, you would think they’re Halloween costume parties! Scroll down below to see the most extravagant costumes these students students wore to their graduation!

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