"The Birth of Venus"
After looking at the paintings above, do you think they look familiar? But...there seems to be something wrong! The "Hidden Spaces" series of works by Spanish artist José Manuel Ballester combines digital photography and traditional painting The technique removes the protagonists from many classic paintings, and immediately straightens the supporting roles of hidden spaces and objects that were not noticed in the past, creating unexpected perspectives.
After removing the well-known protagonists, classic paintings almost look like new works, and this seems to be the purpose of José Manuel Ballester, inviting everyone to re-understand these paintings from a new perspective. Some works have become simple landscape paintings, some look like tragedy scenes, and some may leave you confused at all, but it is these new blank spaces and new spaces that allow viewers to escape from the old framework. Rediscover the subtleties that were overlooked in the past and open up various possibilities for reinterpreting and understanding these famous paintings.
"The Raft of Medusa"
"The Third of May 1808 May 3, 1808"
"The Last Supper"
"Christ Crucified"
"Las Meninas"
"The Allegory of Painting The Art of Painting"
"Guernica Guernica"
