Art History Reimagined
Art for Conservation
2020 - Ongoing
Imagine if the human figures in the most iconic artworks in history were replaced by sea creatures.
This series reimagines famous paintings to celebrate marine life and highlight ocean conservation.
Originally titled ARS GRATIA MARIS — “Art for the sea’s sake” — the name is a play on ARS GRATIA ARTIS (“Art for Art’s Sake”).
OCEANICA
Acrylic on canvas 100 x 225cm. 2022
SOLD
Reimagining Pablo Picasso.
THE PERSISTENCE OF PLASTIC
Oil on canvas. 27 x 35cm. 2021
SOLD
Reimagining Salvador Dali.
THE TEAMING WAVE. Gouache on paper. 2021
SOLD
Reimagining Katsushika Hokusai
THE CODFISHERS WIFE
Oil on wood. 2021
SOLD
Reimagining Leonardo Da Vinci.
THE TREACHERY OF LANGUAGE
Oil on canvas. 19 x 24cm. 2019
FOR SALE
Reimagining Rene Magritte.
RETURN OF THE LOBSTER. Oil on canvas. 2021
NOT FOR SALE
Reimagining Caspar David Friedrich
THE OYSTER AND ITS PEARL
Oil on canvas. 46 x 38cm. 2021
NOT FOR SALE
Reimagining Johannes Vermeer.
ASCENSION OF THE SQUID
Oil on paper. 70 x 50cm. 2020
FOR SALE
Reimagining Rene Magritte.
THE IMPROBABILITY OF THE SURVIVAL OF A SPECIES IN A WORLD OF PREJUDICED MINDS. Acrylic on canvas. 2023
SOLD
Reimagining Damien Hirst
THE EMBRACE
Acrylic on wood. 120 x 70cm. 2020
FOR SALE
Reimagining Gustav Klimt.
RED TIDE
Oil on paper. 60 x 40cm 2022
FOR SALE
Reimagining Mark Rothko.
LIKE A TIN OF SARDINES. Gouache on paper. 2020
SOLD
Reimagining Keith Haring.
FACTORY FISH. Gouache on paper. 2020
SOLD
Reimagining Andy Warhol.
PLASTICUS MARITIMUS. Acrylic and collage. 2020
DONATED TO CPI Manuel Suárez Marquier School
Reimagining Joan Miró.
BY CATCH. Gouache on paper. 2020
SOLD
Reimagining Qi Baishi.