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08-04-2016, 11:13 AM
Artist paints heart-warming portraits of cult pop culture figures, minus the irony
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Fran Drescher. David Letterman. Ace Ventura (pet detective). Immortal figures of our time, oft seen as Tumblr GIFs, they deserve to be immortalised in adoring portraits.
Fortunately, Melbourne-based artist Jessirose Streker has already done it. She's behind a project called "Portraits i painted of inspirational figures from around thw world." (http://www.portraitsipaintedofinspirationalfiguresfromaro undthwworld.com/)*
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Yes, the spelling "thw" is intentional. "I just kept on typing it that way and it was easier. I guess I kept it because it suits the work," Streker told Mashable Australia. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/04/portraits-inspirational-figures/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Fran Drescher. David Letterman. Ace Ventura (pet detective). Immortal figures of our time, oft seen as Tumblr GIFs, they deserve to be immortalised in adoring portraits.
Fortunately, Melbourne-based artist Jessirose Streker has already done it. She's behind a project called "Portraits i painted of inspirational figures from around thw world." (http://www.portraitsipaintedofinspirationalfiguresfromaro undthwworld.com/)*
SEE ALSO: This Londoner is transforming commuters into Renaissance-style paintings (http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/london-commuters-renaissance-art-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Yes, the spelling "thw" is intentional. "I just kept on typing it that way and it was easier. I guess I kept it because it suits the work," Streker told Mashable Australia. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/04/portraits-inspirational-figures/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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