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German photographer Rebecca Rütten recreated Renaissance portraits and still lifes using her friends and an assortment of fast food for an awesome series entitled Contemporary Pieces. The images are as humorous as they are poignant social commentary.
"During the conception of “Contemporary Pieces, “I became enamored with the eroticism, presentation and charisma of paintings from the Renaissance Period. In the Late Renaissance, Italian and Dutch painters dealt with the middle and lower classes. In my opinion, Fast Food Culture represents these two social classes in the United States today. To eat healthy is expensive. However, one can buy large amounts of food at a fast food restaurant for a comparatively low price."
Click here to view the entire series.
To check out more of Rebecca Rütten’s work, visit her website, Instagram page, and follow here right here on Tumblr at beckyfuchs.
[via That’s Nerdalicious!]