Gregory Baoo

High-quality crystals are not just for the finest jewelry. Discover how Gregory Baoo, a Belgian artist born in 1975, uses these sparkling crystals to modernize historical photographs and create unique and striking works of art. This artist is known for his work in reinterpreting history. His clean, uncluttered style highlights the most remarkable aspects of each image, while his partial pink colorization technique highlights key elements of the image. The color pink has become his artistic signature. Each work is the result of a meticulous process. From digital retouching to high quality printing to the hand placement of each crystal, the artist carries out every step of the work's creation. Sparkling crystals add brilliance and sparkle to her work. The crystals also add relief to the work, creating a contrast between the matte and shiny parts. Thanks to his passion for history, each piece is enriched with a quote from the personality in question, revealed but whose location in the work remains to be discovered. The artist creates a very limited number of copies of each work, in order to maintain their rare and unique character. His wish is to pass on a part of history to future generations so that it never dies. His work is part of the contemporary movement of reappropriation of images, offering a new dimension to popular iconography.