Ignasi Monreal is a Spanish illustrator based in Lisbon, who paints some really inventive and fantastical images that incorporate classic themes and mythology with modern fashion and personal observation.
it seems to be he’s thinking through concepts of beauty and absurdity mostly, recalling Hieronymus Bosch (15th century) or finding the divine (perhaps timeless) beauty in some modern person passed out on a couch, or checking her makeup on public transit. These small moments are elevated and shown in a format we associate with classical painting typically reserved for Gods or Cathedrals. And in a way allows us to imagine that maybe Michelangelo, in painting Gods and Angels and epic scenes, was probably also incorporating current things around himself that he found beautiful or sexy. Bringing this very human touch to the divine world.
Gucci Halucination - Production Company: The Line.
