American Profpic

I really liked this! I know that you mentioned that there wasn't much of a difference between the images, but I think that's what makes it so interesting. The whole image seems different, and while the phone has to be in a strange orientation so that you can see the couple on the phone's screen, I think a comical (and slightly sad for someone who hates selfie sticks) message definitely comes across. At this time, it doesn't seem like your documentation is fully fleshed out, so I may be asking too early, but what was your motivation for this? Is there a message to convey with changing times?

Really interesting take on a famous old work! Reminds me a little of some literature mashups that have been popping out recently. Just changing the pitchfork changed the entire tone of the image. I think the selfie stick is in an awkward position though. Normally, wouldn't the phone screen be facing the people taking the picture? It threw me off a little bit. Other than that, I thought it was great. Even though you wanted to maybe modernize the rest of the painting, I think keeping the rest of the image old-timey increases the contrast between the past and the present.

I love how you threw in a modern twist to this old work. Both are nearly identical, except with just this one switch that completely changes the atmosphere and meaning of the painting. I particularly liked your critique where you pointed out that in the past, people valued hard work, whereas now people focus more on their appearance. I am curious to know what this could've looked like had you had more time to modernize it. What clothing would they be wearing? Women of the modern day show noticeably more skin compared to before, which would raise another modern change. As the other comments mentioned, the orientation of the "selfie-stick" is technically incorrect but it's possible to take a photo this way as well, so I don't really mind because it highlights that element of the photo. If anything I would have tried to make the iPhone look more like a "paint-y" style rather than obviously Photoshopped in. All-in-all, great concept of displaying changes in time periods.