Artist Recreates Disney Princesses With Pop Culture References And Classic Paintings In Mind

Disney movies are an inspiration for artists around the world.

I am sure you already know this seeing how many artists decide to recreate Disney princesses with twists or sometimes simply in their own style. Well, that is what Carlos has done today. Rather than doing another re-imagination in his own style, he decided to recreate these characters in the image of renaissance paintings and pop culture references. It is a weird mix when you say it aloud but the results speak for themselves.

From Cinderella in the guise of Katy Perry to Belle recreating the scene from a painting, these illustrations are certainly very unique. The artist has also done his best to keep the original style in mind so as to not stray too far from it. And I have to say that the illustrations are a unique blend of beauty and something that never even crossed my mind. You can see what I am talking about by scrolling below.

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#1 Sleeping Beauty inspired by Walter Crane’s “A Masque for the Four Seasons” (1909)

#2 Belle and the Beast in Pierre Auguste Cot’s “Ophelia” (1870)

#3 Robin Hood in Francesco Hayez’s “The Kiss” (1859)

#4 Belle and the Beast in John Arthur Lomax’s “A musical interlude” (1857–1923)

#5 Cinderella, Belle And Snow White as characters Princess Diaries (2001)

#6 Rapunzel in Maximilian Pirner’s “Sleepwalker” (1878)

#7 Aurora in John Everett Millais’s “Ophelia” (1852)

#8 Belle and The Beast in a scene from the adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” (1995)

#9 Belle in The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)

#10 Tiana as she was first drawn in the concept art.

#11 Ariel and Prince Eric in a scene from “Pretty Woman” (1990)

Carlos has over 45k followers on Instagram and he deserves each and every one of those followers. If you really love his style then you definitely need to check out his Instagram where he posts all of his work. Not only that but you can also get some of the prints that you like right here.

#12 Aurora as Christina Aguilera.

#13 Animated Cinderella in the “A Cinderella Story” (1998)

With respect to the versions that I like to make on paintings of the history of art, my main objective is to help to make them known. There are many great works of art that are not so well known by society, I think that with this I contribute my grain of sand to all those paintings that are not usually known or are not usually studied in schools. Then, on a personal level, I would like to be able to make a living from my artistic work, so that what since I was a child was a hobby, becomes my livelihood.

Art was more than a hobby, it was a tool with which I felt comfortable and confident in my day-to-day life.