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Raising Our Forefathers From The Dead: I Recreate Costumes From Famous Paintings
My name is Nicole Friedersdorf, I am a German costume designer aka DarkDirndl – specialized on the reconstruction of historic gowns and dresses – exactly as seen on paintings, sketches or for real in museums or exhibitions.
In cooperation with Markus Gath, a quite talented and smart photographer, I started the Resurrection Project: reproducing gowns from paintings as they might have been looked for real (color, fabric, details, etc.), finding models quite alike to those in the painting and setting them in scene like on the painting. We want to give our forefathers a real face, bringing people even closer to their history! We just started, below are our first shootings – more to come. Our goal is to work with museums/schools on projects didactically or private citizens wanting to be set in scene like below in reconstructed costumes.
More info: Facebook | foto-gath.de
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AlexandraFrederickson 9 years ago
it is a beautiful work. However, if someone says "I do exact reconstruction"--I expect to see the exact reconstruction. Just me, though ))
IreneRussak 9 years ago
No I'm dissapointed too:( I'd say they are inspired by cause too different.
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SusydelaLlave 9 years ago
Schön, ich würde aber schönere Kleider machen, es gibt soooo viele und schöne. Die person ist nicht so wichtig ;)
AlewarWealdafrea 9 years ago
Elizabeth's eyes have to be more brownish and Melancholia looks very amateur to me :(
JordonNichols 9 years ago
The costumes and photography are lovely, but saying they are exact is quite a stretch from the truth. "Inspired by" is much more apt.
AshleyAnthony 9 years ago
At least make them fit.... The sleeve on the green dress isn't even completely sewn on. Gives herself WAY more credit than deserved.
AlexandraFrederickson 9 years ago
it is a beautiful work. However, if someone says "I do exact reconstruction"--I expect to see the exact reconstruction. Just me, though ))
IreneRussak 9 years ago
No I'm dissapointed too:( I'd say they are inspired by cause too different.
Load More Replies... SusydelaLlave 9 years ago
Schön, ich würde aber schönere Kleider machen, es gibt soooo viele und schöne. Die person ist nicht so wichtig ;)
AlewarWealdafrea 9 years ago
Elizabeth's eyes have to be more brownish and Melancholia looks very amateur to me :(
JordonNichols 9 years ago
The costumes and photography are lovely, but saying they are exact is quite a stretch from the truth. "Inspired by" is much more apt.
AshleyAnthony 9 years ago
At least make them fit.... The sleeve on the green dress isn't even completely sewn on. Gives herself WAY more credit than deserved.
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