Superheroes reimagined for the 17th century
"Portrait of a green man really brawny"
“What if the Hulk was a Duke?” French photographer Sacha Goldberger’s photography series “Super Flamands” (“Super Flemish”) reimagines comic superheroes and sci-fi stars in 17th century-style portraits from the Flemish school of painting.
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Spiderman
"Portrait of a masked man with a spider embroidered on his chest"
The photographs show an amazing attention to detail, featuring meticulous period costumes, and simulating 17 century lighting techniques “to illustrate nobility and fragility of the super powerful of all times.”
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Iron Man
"Portrait of a man wearing a helmet lampshape with light going out from his eyes"
The characters, from Spiderman, Superman, to Snow White and Chewbacca, are cast as nobles, yet there is something vulnerable and fatigued in their poses.
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Batman and Robin
"Portrait of a couple of masked men who do not look at themselves"
These photos are hyperrealistic, yet amazingly, were made the old fashioned way. While digital imaging was used to add some final polish, Goldberger pulled off these portraits using months of live makeup, prosthetics and costuming.
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Superman
"Portrait of a man wearing a S on his chest"
Over 100 people participated in the project including five costume designers, seven makeup artists, and five haidressers.
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Cat Woman
"Portrait of a feline woman in black and her even more savage animal"
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Darth Vader
"Portrait of an officer in a black helmet"
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The Joker
"Portrait of a jester with a dark smile"
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Princess Leia
"Portrait of a princess with a helmet of hair on her ears"
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Captain America
"Solider with helmet and shield in American colors"
Golderberger offers, these characters as having having to save the world without respite, suffering from fatigue.
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Chewbacca
"Portrait of a very hairy man"
Goldberger sees these characters as facing endless immortality and forever trapped in their character.
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Wolverine
"Portrait of a man with very long nails"
As science fiction meets art history, Goldberger illustrated the inexhaustible desire for mythology.
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Wonder Woman
"Woman in red and blue with diadem and lasso"
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Stormtrooper
"Portrait of a man wearing a metal cylindrical object"
The costumes were designed and made by Jackie Tadeoni and her team.
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Batman
"Portrait of a man in a mask with pointed ears"
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Robin
"Portrait of the masked man with pointed ears squire"
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Yoda
"Portrait of a Smail-sized eider with a stick of greenlight"
The prosthesis used in the portraits was manufactured by Alexix Kinebanyan, wigs specially created by MTL.
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R2D2
"Portrait of a metal cylindrical object"
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C3PO
"Portrait of a man wearing a gold armor"
Sacha Goldberger has published eight books chronicling different aspects of life interpreted by his quirky imagination.
The series on superheroes was exhibited at the "School Gallery Olivier Castaing" along with a selection of the costumes in Paris as well as Paris Photo in 2014.
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