This is part 6 of a 9-part series. To see the full series, see At the Confluence
The increasing prevalence of photography has fundamentally changed the way representational art is created and perceived in the modern day. At the Confluence examines how some of today’s artists have responded to the shift.
Bill Gekas of Melbourne, Australia, owned and ran a manufacturing business in the construction industry, and photographed portraits on commission in his spare time.
In 2013, the Internet caught wind of his photo portraits of his daughter in the style of old masters—specifically Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Velasquez, and Christus. They look so painting-like in color and lighting that they leave viewers charmed and confounded.
Courtesy of Bill Gekas
