Artist Adds ‘Star Wars’ To Discarded Paintings He Finds in Thrift Stores

My Modern Met ^ | October, 2020 | Emma Taggart

[Diana in Wisconsin]

While many people may overlook old thrift store paintings, Dave (of Arrowhead Vintage & Goods) actually seeks them out to transform the outdated landscapes into surreal sci-fi scenes. He alters old, forgotten artworks by adding pop culture characters that seem to blend seamlessly within the painterly scenes. From the Iron Giant treading through a forest to Godzilla at the beach, Dave adds characters from a whole host of fantasy films. But there’s one particular movie franchise that seems to inspire the upcycling artist the most—Star Wars.

Many of Dave’s altered paintings capture a strange, dystopian world where the Star Wars Universe has landed on planet Earth. In one painting, R2-D2 faces off against an incoming fleet of Galactic Empire combat vehicles at the beach. In another, a Starfighter battles with TIE fighters in the sky, above a quaint, snow-covered landscape. Each work looks as though the Star Wars elements were always there, like the original painting was completed en plein air, in the midst of the space opera chaos.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[BenLurkin]

Clever

[Salamander]

The Star Trek one is awesome.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Alas Babylon!]

Some old school cool from TOS:

[DugwayDuke]

A friend delighted in those tricky pictures where if you looked just right you could see Godzilla on the beach. I delighted in making up stuff that only I could see. He had one with a whale leaping into the air. He spent hours looking for what I told him I could see Elvis riding the whale.

[Salamander]

[Tax-chick]

Really cute!

[Hambone 1934]

Very cool and very creative.....

[Magnum44]

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

That’s pretty cool!

[EvilCapitalist]

Needs the flying Winnebago from Spaceballs.

[Fai Mao]

The Star Trek o e would be better with a dead red shirted security guy on the ground in front of Kirk and Spock.

[Salamander]

LOLOL!

[fruser1]

In looking at the various Star Trek monsters included in the pic, it looks like he drew one of those split-personality dogs on the fence rail.

[KarlInOhio]

It’s all fun and games until Darth Mouse uses his Force choke on you and then follows it up with his army of clone-lawyers.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The artist captured Spock and Bones, but the guy in the middle doesn’t look much like Captain Kirk.

This must be how Captain Pike got so badly hurt and Kirk inherited the ship. ;)

[lodi90]

Yeah, loose lips sink ships. He’s shortly going to get a cease and desist letter from Darth Mouse.