Going back to the 16th century, "The Mona Cat"

The Miami-Dade college made a tribute to the famous Da Vinci painting "The Mona Lisa". An exhibit that contained historical references to the original, and interpretations of the painting itself. Among one of the interpretations was Romero Britto's "The Mona Cat". Demonstrating Britto's original style style of course, his geometric lines and shapes within the painting as well as his array of bright colors, give new insight and perspective to a classic painting in history.
     Showcasing an example of his interpretation on a painting like "The Mona Lisa" is quite intriguing. Mainly because the two oil paintings could have not been more contradictory to each other, complete opposites in every way. They still manage to unify the definition of art itself, different views on forms of expression on essentially the same idea. Demonstrating the evolutionary change and impact art has gone through, impacting society, becoming culturally known and accepted through prime examples like those two paintings.
                Analyzing this makes me question whether the time period and certain things accepted by our culture and society determines whether renditions and new encounters of art determine if they're going to be accepted or not.


Jon Silman. (2011, september 16). "MONA LISA MISCHIEF".The Miami Herald, p. 2B.