LEGO of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night Painting

Want to have a famous painting in your living room? Now you can get a set LEGO of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night Painting for your living space.

All this while I thought that LEGO is all about stacking bricks to build houses, cars and even shoes just to name a few. Never have I imagined that LEGO could be reimagined as a painting. Behold the incredible LEGO of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night Painting. A new set of LEGO which is based on Vincent van Gogh's 1889 masterpiece The Starry Night has been unveiled, much to everyone's delight.

LEGO of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night Painting

Inspired by the view from his window at the Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy, France, van Gogh's original painting and its LEGO recreation depict a magnificent night sky and a sleeping village in Provence. The three-dimensional set was designed by Truman Cheng, a 25-year-old Hong Kong-based LEGO aficionado and PhD student who submitted his work via the LEGO Ideas portal. After receiving 10,000 votes from the community, consideration was given to developing the concept.

Designed by a LEGO Aficionado in Hong Kong

Federico Begher, Head of Global Marketing at LEGO claimed that The Starry Night project is so seductive thanks to the expressive brushwork and brilliant colours utilised throughout. The Starry Night painting tells the story of humanity's unending desire for greater things Truman's design was a work of art in and of itself, demonstrating how numerous LEGO pieces and techniques might be employed to duplicate van Gogh's famous painting. So there will be more LEGO sets based on arts in the future?

3D Version of Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night Painting

I love the details and realism of this LEGO set

This is what Truman Cheng has said of his design process, "It was a good mental challenge to come up with tactics and techniques to mimic the aesthetic of the original artwork." There was inventive use of bracket and clip components in the brushwork of the moon and the whirling cloud.

LEGO of Vincent Van Gogh Painting His Masterpiece

The LEGO Group, in conjunction with the MoMA Museum in New York, is running a competition that encourages enthusiasts to develop their own miniature creations inspired by the night sky. The winning ideas will be presented at the museum this summer. Submit your masterpieces here to be featured at the museum.

You Very Own Vincent Van Gogh's Original The Starry Night Painting

The LEGO® Ideas The Starry Night set will be available exclusively to LEGO VIP and MoMA members on May 25, followed by a worldwide release on June 1 for $170 USD (RM759) at the LEGO website, MoMa website, and MoMA Design Store in New York City. I thought this 3D painting of The Starry Night is cheap, no? I would love to have one hanging on my wall in the living room.