NATEE UTARIT : After Painting - Singapore Art Museum

Natee Utarit also re-created well-known masterpieces (famous paintings celebrated for their beauty and art
technique) by famous western artists like Titian and Caravaggio, but he stained them brown so that people
will think twice about what makes a masterpiece ‘beautiful’.
9. Look for the paintings Judith and Couple. Can you see what is being painted clearly?
10. Do you think these paintings are beautiful? Why?
Did you know?
The masterpieces that both paintings are based on are known as Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio and
The Three Ages of Man by Titian. Try search for images of these masterpieces on the internet and see how different
Natee Utarit has treated them
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