Auto mechanics are a big part of the Motor City, and often have a heartfelt connection to the crucible of the automobile, Detroit, even if they don’t live here.
Photographer Freddy Fabris has put together “The Renaissance Series,” and it is beautifully and cleverly set in the context of a modern auto mechanic’s garage. There are a number of portraits inspired by Renaissance-era paintings and imaginative recreations of classics images including Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper and Michaelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.
As a Detroiters, a presentation of auto workers as art calls to me. After all, who can forget the beautiful Rivera Court in the Detroit Institute of Arts by Diego Rivera that devotes large amount of space to the auto factory.
We reached out to Fabris and he shared that the “The Renaissance Series experience was the start of a new chapter in my personal work because it was mainly for myself,” said the Chicago-based photographer. “It was something I always wanted to do. [The concept] had been done before, but I wanted to find a way of showing it from a different perspective that I hadn’t really seen done before.”
He selected The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, by Phillipe de Champaigne, The Anatomy Lesson by Rembrandt, and The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo as the main pieces. Following that, he expanded with Rembrandt inspired portraits.
So below, with his permission, check out “The Renaissance Series.” It’ll make you smile.
