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A digital collage featuring a painting of a nude person sitting on a beach with crashing waves behind them. A large, pale blue Nike swoosh is laid over the centre of the image.

Miscellaneous: Beautiful Old Masters paintings get the Nike swoosh treatment

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Date
18 November 2013

As you read this, hundreds of very dead artists are slowly turning in their graves as their work has been adapted yet again as fodder to for a witty Tumblr. Sorry old guys, but this is 2013 and this is what goes down. The thing is, this blog isn’t just some crap, crude image bank of badly edited photos for comic value – this is the fruit of filmmaker Davide Bedoni’s spare time, and a true source of entertainment and visual pleasure. You don’t need this spelling out to you, you can pretty easily see what’s going on here: Nike swoosh + ancient paintings = epic scroll time. Happy Monday.

A digital collage featuring a classical painting of a person in a white robe holding a lamb, with a dead lion at their feet. A large white Nike swoosh is laid over the centre, and the slogan “JUST DO IT.” appears in bold white capitals at the bottom.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A digital collage of a painting showing a child sitting and reading a book. A large red Nike swoosh is laid over the child’s neck like a collar.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A digital collage based on a classical painting shows two figures in ancient dress. A person playing a double-piped instrument has a large white Nike swoosh laid over them.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A digital collage featuring a classical painting of numerous nude figures in a lush, wooded landscape. A large red Nike swoosh is laid over the scene, with the slogan “JUST DO IT.” in bold white capitals below.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A digital collage featuring a classical painting of two figures in robes, set within a circular frame. A large, red Nike swoosh and “Nike” wordmark are laid over the scene.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A collage featuring two bearded figures in 19th-century formal wear. A large white Nike swoosh is laid over them, with the slogan “JUST DO IT.” in bold white capitals below.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A painting of a person embracing a white marble sculpture of a nude figure. A large red Nike swoosh is laid over the centre of the composition.
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

A classical painting of a muscular figure leaning over a stone ledge. A large white Nike swoosh is laid over the figure’s chest and face, above the bold white text “JUST DO IT.”
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Davide Bedoni: Swoosh Art

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About the Author

Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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