The Entombment of a Dead Meme

Painting & Sculpture Digital Painting Concept Art Traditional Art Painting 3D Modeling Illustration 2D Animation

Final Digital Painting

Process GIF

"The Entombment of Christ" (1604) By Caravaggio Original Oil Painting that my piece was paraphrasing

Here is my work for a final project as part of my Digital Media Concepts module. I had to showcase a portfolio of 2D work consisting of a creative response in the context of Computer Arts and this was the result. I intended to explore an aspect of internet culture beyond its relatable humour, and more so into the beauty of it through aesthetic lenses. Thus I investigated a historical time period and recreated a well-known piece in conjunction with internet culture to create a contemporary twist. As an artist, I hope that my intentions can be understood by the spectators and that these jokes/memes should not be taken seriously, but rather embraced and considered as light-heartedly as possible.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Vd2v1P