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Artist: E2 - Kleinveld & Julien
Ode to Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Located in New Orleans, LA
36 x 30 inches - Edition AP2 of 3 with 2 APs
Framing is an additional $525
Shot in 2012 in Amsterdam
Inspired by Vermeer’s The Girl with a Pearl Earring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom from Fear
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Norman Rockwell's Freedom from Fear, 1943
Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
As the photographic duo E2, New Orleans natives Elizabeth Kleinveld ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Grant Wood's American Gothic
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
Framing is an additional $313
Shot in 2012 in Amsterdam
Inspired by Vermeer’s The Girl with a Pearl Earring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to the Pinching D'Estrées Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
10.5 x 16 inches - Edition 5 of 7 with 2 APs
Additional framing $265.
Shot in 2011 in Amsterdam
Inspired by an anonymous artist of the Fontainebleau School’s Presumed Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées and Her Sister, the Duchess of Villars, circa 1594
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom of Worship
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Religion, 1943
Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
As the photographic duo E2, New Orleans natives Elizabeth Kleinv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Bonito
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 18.75 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom from Fear
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Norman Rockwell's Freedom from Fear, 1943
Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
As the photographic duo E2, New Orleans natives Elizabeth Kleinveld ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Milkman, Ode to Vermeer's The Milkmaid
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 20.5 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom of Worship
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Religion, 1943
Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
As the photographic duo E2, New Orleans natives Elizabeth Kleinv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom from Fear
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Norman Rockwell's Freedom from Fear, 1943
Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
As the photographic duo E2, New Orleans natives Elizabeth Kleinveld ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs
Located in New Orleans, LA
13 x 16 inches - Edition 4 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Narcissus
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 15 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Titian's Venus of Urbino
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 36 inches - Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $525.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien)....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs
Located in New Orleans, LA
19.5 x 24 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Grant Wood's American Gothic
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 21 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Anguissola's Portrait of Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 14.25 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Narcissus
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large format: $3,750
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Narcissus
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 22.25 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Titian's Venus of Urbino
Located in New Orleans, LA
10.5 x 16 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $420.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Batoni's Virgin of the Annunciation
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13.75 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rembrandt's Jewish Bride
Located in New Orleans, LA
31.5 x 36 inches - Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $525.
Shot in Amsterdam in 2013
Inspired by Rembrandt’s Jewish Bride, ca 1665
Photography and acting are kind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Ingres' Grand Odalisque
Located in New Orleans, LA
13.75 x 24 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Bacchus
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 12 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Anguissola's Portrait of Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2APs
Large Size: 36 x 32 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Durer's Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 36 x 30.75 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Zoffany's Portrait of Belle and Murray
Located in New Orleans, LA
11.5 x 16 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Ingres' Grand Odalisque
Located in New Orleans, LA
20.5 x 36 inches - Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Goya's Maya
Located in New Orleans, LA
10.5 x 16 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $265.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Bacchus
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 36 x 26.75 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Whistler's Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
32 x 36 inches - Edition 3 of 3 with 2 APs
Shot in New Orleans in 2014
Inspired by Whistler’s Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1,
also known as Portrait of the Artist’s mother, 1871
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien). Their current photographic project, In Empathy We Trust, presents viewers with re-imagined iconic images from the history of art. The collaborators re-envisioned the work of old master painters beginning with the Flemish Primitives and spanning nearly 600 years.
With subjects enacting roles with varied representations of race, age, and sexual orientation, e2 “remakes with a twist” works by artists such as van Eyck, Rafael, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Fragonard, and Manet. Inspired by the original paintings, e2 hopes to “jar viewers” into questioning their own perceptions. They invite viewers to see these images, and indeed the world anew, using humor, wit and playfulness. In addition they hope that the viewers will see how stereotypes can lead to prejudice and discrimination.
The collaboration began in 2010, after completing work on the traveling exhibition and book project Before (During) After: Louisiana Photographers Respond to Hurricane Katrina. This natural and man-made disaster brought social inequities in Louisiana into vivid focus. Conversations between Kleinveld and Julien revealed their mutual interest in issues of social justice.
Accompanying e2’s series is its own coat of arms, bringing new meaning to the traditional symbol of the aristocracy. Heralded with pelicans and a fleur de lis, the shield reflects the artists’ Louisiana roots. It also features their motto: In Empathy We Trust, which reflects the core values of e2’s work. The artists believe in the power of empathy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Milkman, Ode to Vermeer's The Milkmaid
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13.75 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to van der Weyden's Portrait of a Lady
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 10.5 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $265.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott
Located in New Orleans, LA
12.25 x 16 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rubens' Self-Portrait with Isabella Brant
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13.5 inches - Edition 4 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Gainsborough's The Linley Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 12.25 inches - Edition 4 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Millais' Ophelia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 5 of 7 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $265.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Durer's Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13.75 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to van Dyck's Grimaldi
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 9 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the history...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom of Speech
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 11.5 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Ingres' Grand Odalisque
Located in New Orleans, LA
9.25 x 16 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Bonito
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 12.5 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Van Eyck's Arnolfini Marriage
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 11.5 inches - Edition 7 of 7 with 2 APs
Shot in 2012 in Amsterdam
Inspired by Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Marriage, 1434
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien). Their current photographic project, In Empathy We Trust, presents viewers with re-imagined iconic images from the history of art. The collaborators re-envisioned the work of old master painters
beginning with the Flemish Primitives and spanning nearly 600 years.
With subjects enacting roles with varied representations of race, age, and sexual orientation, e2 “remakes with a twist” works by artists such as van Eyck, Rafael, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Fragonard, and Manet. Inspired by the original paintings, e2 hopes to “jar viewers” into questioning their own perceptions. They invite viewers to see these images, and indeed the world anew, using humor, wit and playfulness. In addition they hope that the viewers will see how stereotypes can lead to prejudice and discrimination.
The collaboration began in 2010, after completing work on the traveling exhibition and book project Before (During) After: Louisiana Photographers Respond to Hurricane Katrina. This natural and man-made disaster brought social inequities in Louisiana into vivid focus. Conversations between Kleinveld and Julien revealed their mutual interest in issues of social justice.
Accompanying e2’s series is its own coat of arms, bringing new meaning to the traditional symbol of the aristocracy. Heralded with pelicans and a fleur de lis, the shield reflects the artists’ Louisiana roots. It also features their motto: In Empathy We Trust, which reflects the core values of e2’s work. The artists believe in the power of empathy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Anguissola's Portrait of Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 21.25 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Durer's Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 20.5 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Batoni's Virgin of the Annunciation
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 20.5 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott
Located in New Orleans, LA
18.5 x 24 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rockwell's Freedom of Speech
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 17 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Rubens' Self-Portrait with Isabella Brant
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 20.5 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Gainsborough's The Linley Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 18.25 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 27.75 x 36
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Zoffany's Portrait of Belle and Murray
Located in New Orleans, LA
17.25 x 24 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Caravaggio's Bacchus
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 18 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to van Dyck's Grimaldi
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 13.25 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2APs
Large Size: 29.25 x 36 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Batoni's Virgin of the Annunciation
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 36 x 32 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to van Dyck's Grimaldi
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 36 x 20 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Gainsborough's The Linley Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2 APs
Large Size: 36 x 27.5 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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