Fanart Pastiche

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Some fanart intentionally references the style or content of a well known work of art. Popular paintings that inspire fanart include Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, Alexandre Cabanel's Fallen Angel, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's In Bed the Kiss. Commercial art such as film posters and album covers can also inspire fanart, as well as other media such as games.

Many fanartists create pieces based on a painting not only to showcase their love for a character or story, but also to hone their technical skills and to practice different art styles.

In Harry Potter fandom this fanart genre was sometimes called imitation, though the nonfannish term for this type of art is pastiche. See Harry Potter examples: HP Fringeart and their gallery of 2006 Imitation challenge.

Fan Discussion and Commentary

Examples of Classic Painters/Paintings

Michaelangelo: Creation of Adam

Audrey Beardsley

Leonardo da Vinci

Fanart based on works by Leonardo da Vinci, most commonly the Mona Lisa.

The Birth of Venus

Fanart based on the painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli.

The Kiss

Fanart based on the painting The Kiss by Gustav Klimt. See The Kiss (Klimt painting) for further fanart examples.

Rokeby Venus

Salvador Dalí

Fanart based on works by Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.

Olympia

Fanart based on the painting Olympia by Édouard Manet.

American Gothic

Fanart based on the painting American Gothic by Grant Wood.

Henri Rousseau

Fanart based on works by French painter Henri Rousseau.

Leyendecker

Fanart based on works by German-American illustrator J. C. Leyendecker.

Maxfield Parrish

Fanart based on works by American painter Maxfield Parrish.

Norman Rockwell

Fanart based on works by American painter Norman Rockwell.

Examples based on sculptors/sculptures

The Pieta

The Pietà is an image of Mary cradling Jesus common in Christian art. Most fanart based on this subject is inspired by Michelangelo's Pietà.

Venus de Milo

Fanart based on the ancient Greek sculpture the Venus de Milo.


Rodin

Fanart based on works by French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

Other Examples

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Fanart based on the woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.

Imitating other (more recent) artists

"Modern" art

Movie Posters

Jaws

Wizards

From the movie "Wizards" by Ralph Bakshi

Album Art

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Fanart based on the cover art for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Simon & Garfunkel

Fanart based on the cover art for albums by Simon & Garfunkel.

Notes

References

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