Recreating classic art works a bit of a drag

A DRAG queen has recreated some of the world’s most iconic artworks by dressing up for a series of photos.

Rujazzle, also known as Ruaridh Bowen, spent each day of February mimicking a different work from the history of art.

The 24-year-old from Glasgow recreated works by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci, Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh by dressing up and posing for the camera.

Rujazzle graduated last year from St Andrews University with a degree in History of Art and has finally found a way to combine his two passions.

Some of the more colourful interpretations include a recreation of Salvador Dali’s surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory and Edvard Munch’s Scream.

Others include The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch by Henry Raeburn and Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earrings.

Rujazzle said: “I’ve wanted to do a little personal project that combined the two for a while now and haven’t really seen anyone else do this sort of thing before. A lot of my following on Instagram are quite young and I wanted to do something that was an accessible mini story of art for them.

“I picked 28 artists that are important in the story of art and that made important, groundbreaking works that are huge contributions to western culture. There was little digital work, it was mostly done through make-up.”

The series can be seen on the Rujazzle Instagram page.