Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Painted As The Renaissance Painters They Were Named After

New York-based New Zealand Artist Owen Dippie has painted a mural of four Renaissance Artists, Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo and Donatello, as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Painted on a wall running along a railway track in Brooklyn, Dippie has taken the four Renaissance men and given them masks as worn by the Ninja Turtles who were named after them.

A fan of Renaissance art and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Owen’s latest creation is also a matter of “respect.”

“I am a child of popular culture and am inspired by my heroes,” said Owen. “By involving them in my art I pay my utmost respect to them in the best way I know how.”

You can see other examples of Owen’s work by following the links below.

More info: Owen Dippie | Facebook (h/t: Laughing Squid | Brooklyn Street Art)

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Chris 9 years ago

This is an old concept. He can't say now that it's his own idea. You can find this on websites since 2009. Anyway I liked the concept when I saw it for the first time.

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