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Lego Starry Night

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The Starry Night (Dutch: De sterrennacht) is a painting by the Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. The painting depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (located in southern France) at night, although it was painted from memory during the day. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, part of the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, since 1941. The painting is among Van Gogh's most well known works.

In September 1888, before his December breakdown that resulted in his hospitalisation in Arles, he painted Starry Night Over the Rhone. Van Gogh wrote about this painting

"... it does me good to do what’s difficult. That doesn’t stop me having a tremendous need for, shall I say the word – for religion – so I go outside at night to paint the stars.'"

In mid-September 1889, following a heavy crisis which lasted from mid-July to the last days of August, he thought to include Starry Night in the next batch of works to be sent to his brother, Theo, in Paris.In order to reduce the shipping costs, he withheld three of the studies, including Starry Night. These three went to Paris with the shipment that followed. When Theo did not immediately report its arrival, Vincent inquired again and finally received Theo's commentary on his recent work

From wiki :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starry_Night

It is my goal to make this mosaic @ my home XD

I got the difficult to collect the plates, but it was ready within 6 months at last

Only finish 25% in the slow processing , but I enjoy the "bricking"

I try to stick it but it seems it was failed.

My wife join together to complete this work, it is our happy moment~

At last , we sticked it into the wood plate.

Make the own frames

Wow , it is completed.

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh set to Don McLean's "Starry Starry Night".

Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.

But I can simulate it only by lego, it is quite different between the original one.

And it is joined in the Brick adventure 2012 Hong Kong

Please come visit my site if you free feel :]
lego.alanstudio.hk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanboar

Thank you!
Alan

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Andrew the Jedi Ninja

January 24, 2013

WOW! Sweet! Great job!

I made it

Alan Cheung alanboar

January 23, 2013

Quoting ~ Caleb ~ Spectacular... Now you just need the TARDIS exploding! :P

Thank you, I will try another more mosaic if get free. :D

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A Sargent

January 23, 2013

Great job!

I like it

A M

January 23, 2013

Incredibly realistic for such a large-scale mosaic! Instantly recognizable.

I like it

David the Fire Ninja Jedi

January 23, 2013

Nice work!

Nate Beckett

January 23, 2013

I have a queion. Are you going to make an entry for my contest? Just wondering.

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El Barto !

January 23, 2013

Well done!

I made it

Alan Cheung alanboar

January 23, 2013

Quoting cyberfrank 2010 I like the historical lesson, we can neverlearn enough can we? lol, in some ways I like yours better, the colors seem more alive, and vibrant, the sky especially, congratulations to you both, as when I used to work on lego with my ex, it was my best times with her, you re smart to do this! bravo!

Thank you. And You are one of my oversea lego friend, I will try another more if get free :]

I made it

Alan Cheung alanboar

January 23, 2013

Quoting Tim C Absolutely spectacular! The accuracy is spellbinding. The swirls in the sky just take my breath away. This is one of my top five favorite paintings and you have represented it perfectly.

Thanks all. And it is also my wife favorite paintings. Thats way I try to simulate it. :D

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cyberfrank 2010

January 23, 2013

I like the historical lesson, we can neverlearn enough can we? lol, in some ways I like yours better, the colors seem more alive, and vibrant, the sky especially, congratulations to you both, as when I used to work on lego with my ex, it was my best times with her, you re smart to do this! bravo!

I like it

John Smith

January 22, 2013

That is utterly amazing; and cannot be expressed in words.

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Emerald Knight

January 22, 2013

Superb !!>.....well done

matt rowntree

January 22, 2013

I give it five ears. ;) Wonderful work!

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~ Caleb ~

January 22, 2013

Spectacular... Now you just need the TARDIS exploding! :P

I like it

JWG 258

January 22, 2013

beautiful.

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Tim C

January 22, 2013

Absolutely spectacular! The accuracy is spellbinding. The swirls in the sky just take my breath away. This is one of my top five favorite paintings and you have represented it perfectly.