Artist gives vintage black and white photos a surreal twist
For her 'Dancing with Costica' photo project series, artist Lane Long transforms old black and white photos by recolouring them and giving each of the photo's characters their own imagined backstory. Here in the original photo, the balancing act of- Playing your violin sitting on a chair is boring. So, artist Long made the violin player sit on a tree branch surrounded by baby dinosaur skeletons to get your complete attention.
- He is on a nice beach with more pigeons now. We wonder why he shouldn't smile a little more?
- This fair-haired child looks less lonely with a raven by her side now. What do you think?
- The little boy posing with his toy gun in an old photo studio looks more cheery on that green farm. A sheep, teddy bear and a butterfly are his new companions now.
- The smiling bride in white at her wedding seems as content when deep in the sea with turtles for company.
- This young woman doesn't look really happy going through old photos, perhaps she is wishing if she could get rid of old unpleasant memories as easily as burning photos.
- The woman with her hair tied up and working on a sewing machine in the vintage photo, now has her hair loosened free and seems to be magically sewing a starry moon-lit sky.
- The original black and white photos are taken by war photographer Costic? Acsinte, after whom Long has named her photo project. The original picture of the little boy and girl is taken in a gloomy-looking photo studio. Long adds a whimsical touch to
For her 'Dancing with Costica' photo project series, artist Lane Long transforms old black and white photos by recolouring them and giving each of the photo's characters their own imagined backstory. Here in the original photo, the balancing act of
Artist gives vintage black and white photos a surreal twist
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