Roitburd VS Caravaggio. Opus # 005 2009

"Roitburd VS Caravaggio. Opus # 005" is a 2009 painting by Ukrainian artist Alexander Roitburd (1961-2021). The piece is a reinterpretation of Caravaggio's "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" with a bold overlay of colorful lines resembling sutures. Roitburd's work explores the themes of artistic appropriation and the power of the image, creating a vibrant dialogue between contemporary art and historical masterpieces. The use of lines and vibrant colors emphasizes the painterly nature of the image, while also introducing a sense of contemporary intervention and deconstruction.