The Birth of Ginger and Other Works by Isabel Samaras

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts on May 23, 2009 at 4:02 pm


Isabel Samaras is a San Francisco-based artist who juxtaposes pop culture icons from the 1960s with major works of Western art. Above is “The Birth of Ginger”, a synthesis of Gilligan’s Island and Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”.

Link (Official website)

Link (Interview of the artist)


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9 comments to "The Birth of Ginger and Other Works by Isabel Samaras"

  1. RR
    May 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Personally, I always found Marianne to be the more attractive one.

    And where's the Professor??

  2. Kalel
    May 23rd, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    Some interesting twists on pop culture, but then descends into porn as you explore the website...

    I think I'll go look at that Batgirl again.

  3. Johnny Cat
    May 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    The tan lines are a nice detail.

  4. KJV
    May 24th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    yoink~! just bought one of her books. Thanks neatorama! good tip~!

  5. ted
    May 25th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    This picture is NSFW. I`m a little surprised you posted it right on Neatorama.
    the birth of Venus is not that graphiccaly tasteless.

  6. VonSkippy
    May 25th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    I'm trying to figure out why such simplistic drawing style and pedestrian master knockoffs gets so much awe and attention. Looks more like giggling Junior High School stuff to me.

  7. VonSkippy
    May 25th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    @Ted - if that picture is NSFW it's time to find a job outside the nunnery.

  8. ted
    May 27th, 2009 at 6:01 am

    VonSkippy.
    It's the nipple and the little glimpse of the pubic triangle. Although it is nice to see that the carpet matches the drapes, the picture is actually more explicit than the original Birth of Venus, whose hands actually seem to cover less territory.

  9. Scooter
    May 27th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    Artistically drawn nudes are porn? You would have hated Art history classes then.


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