Marco Santos · Original paintings
Pop Culture Art Gallery
Explore pop culture art collections by Marco Santos, where original figurative painting brings classical art into dialogue with cinema, comics and contemporary icons.
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Classical art & modern myths
Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters
Classical painting meets familiar faces from cinema and comics. A visual journey between the sacred and the contemporary, exploring pop culture as a new mythology.
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Fiction & everyday life
Crossover: Pop Icons in Everyday Life
Familiar characters step into real-life situations. These paintings bring fiction into everyday life, from shared experiences to the things that move us.
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Animation & superheroes
Pop Symbiosis
Animated characters meet superheroes in playful combinations, reflecting the coming together of the film companies behind their worlds.
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This portfolio brings together three connected series of original paintings. Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets Old Masters reimagines historic compositions with modern characters. Crossover: Pop Icons in Everyday Life places familiar fictional figures in contemporary settings, while Pop Symbiosis creates unexpected relationships between images and ideas. Select a collection to view the artworks and learn about the concept behind each series.