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Sunday October 28, 2018 marked the 22nd annual Halloween parade in the city of Kawasaki in the prefecture Kanagawa, Japan. Around 2,000 people in costume marched the streets along with 120,000 excited spectators. Among ghosts, vampires, skeletons, and other cosplay creations, a group of art-loving participants dressed as famous paintings, bringing some of the world’s most famous art history masterpieces to life.
The creative costumes included Vincent van Gogh’s Self Portrait, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Edvard Munch’s Scream, Pablo Picasso’s The Weeping Woman, Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, and even “Beast Jesus”—the comically botched restoration of a fresco painting that recently became Internet-famous. From the waist up, each person was styled in subject-specific makeup, masks, clothing, wigs, and accessories, transforming them into uncanny painterly depictions. They also wore gold frames with painted backgrounds, completing the museum-worthy looks.
This year marked the 22nd annual Halloween parade in the city of Kawasaki in the prefectural Kanagawa, Japan.
A group of art-loving participants dressed as famous paintings, bringing some of the world’s most famous art history masterpieces to life.
#カワハロ アート展 技術力ヤバかったし、脚が綺麗で2度おいしかった pic.twitter.com/lCOlv4DS8E
— eillie/森川エリー☞インドネシア展示中 (@_eillie_) October 28, 2018
Fantastici. pic.twitter.com/vhRSBvDtWc
— Antonio (@blusewillis) October 29, 2018
カワハロヤバイ！ pic.twitter.com/DujCo7XT9d
— 突撃人生 (@kennyhorie) October 28, 2018
学芸員さんもいる
あと修復済みのやつ pic.twitter.com/nOShL9IkzH— eillie/森川エリー☞インドネシア展示中 (@_eillie_) October 29, 2018
h/t: [Golem13]
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