Marcel Duchamp famously drew a mustache on the Mona Lisa, and there’s something similar in spirit about these smashingly effective readymades by Zeren Badar, a Turkish photographer based in New York.

The use of refrigerator magnets, rubber bands, or coins practically turns these grandiose old paintings into pop art, or something even more amusing. Something tells me that Lev Kuleshov would appreciate them.

Here is Badar’s statement about the “Accident Series,” as he has called it, using syntax that is a little bit reminiscent of his countryman, journalist Mahir “I kiss you!” Çağrı.
 

I’m hugely dadaism and neo-dadaism for this photography project. In this photography project, I explore a peculiar combination of photography, painting & collage.I create three dimensional collages with found objects, food and cheaply printed old paintings. I turn pre-existing works of art into Duchampian ready mades and take photographs of them.

I use strong shadows,layering, crumpling and folding effects to give a three dimensional sense in the final work. I reduce the details and forms of painting by covering objects, food.

Copies of old masters paintings initially evoke viewers memory. By using unexpected juxtapositions of objects, I try to create ambiguity and pull viewers attention deeper to my photographs.In many ways, I examine new type of way still life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
via Ufunk

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
The surreal, intricate collage of Lola Dupré
Spectacular dollar bill collages by Mark Wagner