Recontextualised works can become contemporary. They may not appear immediately to the eye as a contemporary, original idea, but if the audience looks at the style of the work, they may notice bold similarities to those of hundreds, if not thousands of years ago.; the only difference being modernised use of materials, modern scenery and an overall general message perhaps, that reaches out to a social and cultural current target of today. In the lecture we looked at examples such as Lucas Cranach’s ‘Adam and Eve’ painting from the 14th century. We were then shown an image of a 1980’s remake in a cubist-esque style. Finally, we were shown a 2009 catalogue which featured a male and a female model’s photo who pose in similar fashion to the 1520’s painting, however the overall modern aura of the photo (clear crisp contrast of photo, use of vibrant colour, common looking models of today) shows us it is intentionally up-to-date and current and not just a bad attempt at an classic remake.
