A Russian-language Facebook group that started off as a playful attempt by a group of friends to get through the coronavirus lockdown by recreating art masterpieces using everyday items has become an unexpected global hit.
Life imitates art: Russian group recreate masterpieces
Artworks coming to life A group of friends in Russia started a playful attempt in recreating masterpieces Now it has become a global hit with over 600,000 members on social media (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 'IZOIZOLYACIA' GROUP CO-FOUNDER, KATERINA BRUDNAYA-CHELYADINOVA, SAYING:"There are several reasons to be a member - it's cool content, it's easy to produce, it's full of humour and it helps to distract you when you look at those works.
And quite unexpectedly, on the first day 2,500 people came to us, and then it began to snowball quickly." Members recreate their versions of Matisse and Van Gogh's self-portraits to Kazimir Malevich's 'Female Torso' REUTERS/SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - NATALIA ERIKSEN HARVEY/SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - IZOIZOLYACIA / SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - CRAIG OLSEN /SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - DARIA LISITSYNA / SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - KATERINA BRUDNAYA-CHELYADINOVA / SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - NATALIA ERIKSEN HARVEY