{"id":4009,"date":"2015-03-30T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booyorker.wpengine.com\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2018-08-28T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T20:17:42","slug":"artist-cartoon-fun-old-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booyorkcity.com\/artist-cartoon-fun-old-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist brings cartoon fun to Old Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"
A New York artist is bringing fun to the art world by inserting classic cartoon characters into Old Master paintings.<\/p>\n
Paul Hecker\u2019s work sees Popeye serving at the diner in Edward Hopper\u2019s Nighthawks<\/em>, the Gummi Bears living it up at Toulouse Lautrec\u2019s At The Moulin Rouge<\/em>, and the bad guys from GI Joe seated at Da Vinci\u2019s Last Supper<\/em>.<\/p>\n Hecker started on the series after brainstorming funny ideas with friends over drinks one night. He said: \u201cYou know those\u00a0inspirational off-the-cuff conversations, where you either forget the idea entirely or choose to act upon what’s said.<\/p>\n