Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Madon­nas of Sci­ence

Best known locally for his rock posters, Chris Shaw presents a series of vividly colored Madonnas, each based on Madonnas by such 15th century artists as Bellini, Botticelli, and Ambrogio de Predis. For Shaw, the Madonna is just another propaganda icon, a vessel to be filled up with whatever one is trying to sell.

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