RE

RE. is a contemporary art collection that reinterprets iconic masterpieces from art history through the visual language of skull art. Taking inspiration from celebrated paintings and their creators, the collection revisits familiar compositions, figures, and visual narratives, transforming them through the imagery of the human skull. Each artwork preserves the essence of its historical reference while introducing a new perspective on beauty, identity, love, and mortality. More than a visual transformation, RE. is an exploration of reinterpretation itself — an ongoing dialogue between the past and the present, recognition and reinvention, permanence and impermanence. By placing the symbol of mortality within some of the most enduring images in art history, the collection invites viewers to see familiar masterpieces differently and reconsider what remains when everything else fades. RE. — Art remembered. Meaning reimagined. Created by Nastaran Najafi.