AbdallahAlshantaf

"SonofMan
2016
Photoshop
IusedphotoeditingsoftwaretoeditthefamousSonofmanpaintingtorepresent
appropriationinart.Icreatedfivedifferentappropriationsforthisartwork,eachwithdifferent
characters.Iusedthepixlrtoedittheoriginalpicturetoremovethemainpersonfromthe
paintingandputtingmyowncharacters.IusedtheblurtooltoeditthebackgroundafterI
removedthecharacter.Ithenplacedeachcharacterinsteadandmadeitsimilartotheoriginal
paintingbutwithitsownstyle.
Thesymbolsthatareinallfiveofthepicturesarerelatedinawaytothecharacterstributesor
story.Forexamplethejokercardrelatestothejokerinthatitishissignatureaftercommitting
crime.AbittenapplerelatestoSnowWhiteinthatitwasthereasonshewaspoisoned.Blood
spatterwasplacedinfrontofAgent47becauseitrelatestohimasanassassinandahitman.
Mariohadamushroominfrontofhim.Themushroomsgavemariopowersinthegame.I
placedCaptainAmericasshieldinfrontofIronman.Allofthesearemeaningfultothecharacter
inthepicture.
ThecharactersthatIchosewereallfictionalcharactersfrommovies,comics,games,etc.I
madeseveralappropriationsoftheoriginalpainting.Idecidedtomakeitmoreaboutthe
characterandwhattheyarebestknownfororwhatisreallyuniqueaboutthemandtriedto
covertheirfaceswithit.
Iliketheconceptbehindmyartwork.Ialsolikethewaytheylookedattheend.Also,youcan
guesstheoriginalpaintingfromthisappropriation.Istruggledincroppingsomeofthe

charactersinthatmostofthemarehardtocropneatly.Ialsostruggledinmakingthetextureof
thepaintingandthecharactersthesame,andthelightandshadowofsomeofthecharacters.