Bence Haju Abandoned Painting Analysis

This paper will focus on Bence Hajdu’s abandoned paintings, and will compare and contrast them to the original paintings which they are based off. The abandoned paintings pieces are famous, well-known paintings recreated without the people. A main point will be the way Hajdu’s work changes the experience and overall emotions felt by the viewer observing the original and then the recreated work. Another point will be the changed perception when you look back at the original after viewing the piece without the people. The last point will briefly compare the processes of creating the original versus the process of creating the abandoned pieces. First, let’s take a look at Bence Hajdu’s biography and the basis of the Abandoned Paintings project. Bence Hajdu is a student at the University of Fine Arts in Hungary. The Abandoned Paintings consist of eight paintings in total that have been created using Adobe …show more content…
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