Let’s have a little fun, shall we?
The folks at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles asked followers to recreate a work of art with objects they found in their homes.
This is a great cure for boredom.
Here’s the tweet that got the fun kicked off!
We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home.
🥇 Choose your favorite artwork
🥈 Find three things lying around your house⠀
🥉 Recreate the artwork with those itemsAnd share with us. pic.twitter.com/9BNq35HY2V
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
People came up with some really cool photos.
Let’s take a look!
1. The three food groups.
The three food groups: canned tuna, cheese, and olive oil.https://t.co/DErWcO2Kbe pic.twitter.com/vPv8VM5ZVG
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
2. A great job!
Even the A & D to match Albrecht Dürer’s signature.
https://t.co/xECK09Fu2C pic.twitter.com/okNSKaOgIu— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
3. A big fan of this child.
Madonna and child.https://t.co/ZbnVeToUPE pic.twitter.com/7Vkl91CF6D
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
4. The perspective.
All about perspectivehttps://t.co/kOpafs4Kzf pic.twitter.com/R5VX0fAemJ
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 26, 2020
5. A spot-on recreation.
The Virgin, Saint Elizabeth, and the Infants John the Baptist and Christ, but now with more unicorns…https://t.co/EUDgg7362Y pic.twitter.com/uSqoPFGF2d
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 26, 2020
6. Very accurate.
A for perspective, A+ for doggohttps://t.co/jpbZBB1dSq pic.twitter.com/IvJ5r2sfNB
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 31, 2020
7. After the dance.
120 years later “Decadent young woman. After the dance” by Ramon Casas holds up. pic.twitter.com/ycm5arr5lt
— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) April 10, 2020
8. Really wonderful!
This is so perfect, I had to pull them together in one frame! pic.twitter.com/bqJ6J9wNtU
— S Roy (@lightsailing) April 2, 2020
9. A classic.
— rachelforrest (@RachelForrest) March 27, 2020
10. This is really cool.
@GettyMuseum Claude Monet: Frau mit Sonnenschirm #gettychallenge #betweenartandquarantine #gettymuseumchallenge pic.twitter.com/oLj1UAyXDX
— Ploenne (@ploenne) April 11, 2020
11. Self portrait.
My self portrait of Frida Kahlo. Hoping you enjoy it ! #gettymuseumchallenge pic.twitter.com/0sXOVafN6j
— Aurélie SB (@AurelieliliSb) April 11, 2020
12. I don’t see any difference.
Challenge accepted. pic.twitter.com/4KfUWBRzRo
— Paul DiMattia (@paludi) April 10, 2020
13. The son of man.
Ok. Here’s another René Magritte The son of man. I think it’s pretty good! ??#ArtInIsolation pic.twitter.com/vd0MQDK2FO
— Claire (@Clazziebritchas) March 29, 2020
Those are great!
You know we want to hear from you!
In the comments, please share your photos of you and your family recreating some works of art!