- Artist Hayati Evren Photoshops classic paintings onto modern-day images for hilarious new takes.
- His Instagram following is steadily growing, with 70,500 followers currently consuming his work.
- Popular characters throughout his work include Vincent van Gogh, the "Mona Lisa," and the "Girl with a Pearl Earring."
Visual designer Hayati Evren (Hayati'nin Evreni on Instagram, which means "Hayati's Universe" in Turkish) has turned his passion for classic art into hilarious, contemporary marvels. The 27-year-old from Cyprus reinvents iconic paintings and photos by Photoshopping them onto modern-day images, and has amassed a following of 70,500 Instagram followers who love his refreshing takes.
From the "Mona Lisa" to "Girl with a Pearl Earring" to famous memes, anything is fair game.
Keep scrolling to see what famous artworks could look like if they'd been made today.
Evren began learning to use Photoshop as a teenager.
"The internet was not very common at that time," he told INSIDER about the beginnings of his hobby. "There was no tutorial videos."
"I'm still learning," he said.
He began by editing car photos, teaching himself as he went.
He kept at it, getting better and better at using the tool, and his work was eventually published in newspapers and magazines.
Eventually, he began working in advertising, though not for long.
It didn't take long before Evren decided to leave the profession, however, and start life anew. "I opened a new page for myself," he said.
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