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Something's Not Quite Right On The Island Of La Grande Jatte

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It's certainly been a hot minute since we've visited one of The Art Institute of Chicago's most famous collection pieces, but we're pretty sure the original lacks ... well, let's say it lacks a certain Lt. John Pike-ness that this new version making the social networking rounds more than adequately captures. Occupy Pointillism! And watch your ass, Nighthawks. [Via Pepper Spraying Cop Tumblr]

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By Jon Graef in on November 21, 2011 11:20 AM 0 Comments

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  • slatsg

    Here's a "pointilized" version. It's not perfect, but I'm at work. I am loving these. This guy's life, as he knew it, is over.

  • Nice!

  • jongraef

    Not bad! Not bad at all.

  • Funny.

    And now, to overthink it. I wonder if it would have been funnier if the cop were pointilized to better match the painting. I'm not good at that whole Photoshop thing, or else I'd try it.

  • jongraef

    Pointilizing the cop is a brilliant idea! But yeah, no idea how to execute it, seeing as my Photoshop skills are limited to cropping and image sizing.

  • Well, you're already one-up on me.

    You know, I can see a whole series of these things featuring this guy in all sorts of paintings or historical photos. You could take this viral.

  • jongraef

    The Internet, being the Internet, is well ahead of both of us: http://peppersprayingcop.tumbl...

  • Ha! I think the Pink Floyd one is inspired.

  • jongraef

    The Last Supper one is also pretty sacrilicious. 

  • billeguerriero

    Made me laugh.

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