Its the image as the Lithuanian artist Tadas Černiauskas has produced an incredible photographic recreation (left) of Vincent Van Gogh's 1889 self-portrait (right) using a doppelganger friend and some good wardrobe research Lithuanian photographer Tadas Černiauskas came up with the idea on a whim. He said: 'I saw my friend that has ginger hair and beard and thought that it would be very funny to make a portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. 'The dominant colour, a mix of absinthe green and pale turquoise finds a counterpoint in its complementary colour, the fiery orange of the beard and hair.' After years of mental illness, Van Gogh died in 1890 aged 37 from a gunshot wound. It is generally accepted to have been self-inflicted, although no gun was ever found almost hidden for effect although unknown as he was known to become embroiled in fighting due to artistic nature probably was shot following ‘A Cashing’.
Vincent Van Gogh painted dozens of self-portraits, but he has surely never appeared quite like this.
A photographer has managed to create an incredibly life-like image of the famous impressionist thanks to a doppelganger friend, some appropriate attire and a bit of digital trickery. The result is a remarkable similarity to Van Gogh's 1889 self-portrait depicting himself with a hard face, ginger beard and green-rimmed eyes. Genius: Van Gogh painted more than 30 self-portraits, including this one (left), as well as other famous works such as his unmistakable Sunflowers (right).
He died in 1890 from a gunshot wound aged just 37Mr Cerniauskas received a Master's degree in architecture before trying out wedding photography as a hobby. But his passion soon took over and, before long, he set up his own Tadao Cern studio so he could turn it into a full-time job. In a previous project, which featured on art view, Mr Černiauskas invited 100 models into his Vilnius studio so he could blast their faces with air with an industrial hairdryer. Mr Cerniauskas came up with idea on a whim after seeing his friend who had ginger hair and a beard.
A photographer has managed to create an incredibly life-like image of the famous impressionist thanks to a doppelganger friend, some appropriate attire and a bit of digital trickery. The result is a remarkable similarity to Van Gogh's 1889 self-portrait depicting himself with a hard face, ginger beard and green-rimmed eyes. Genius: Van Gogh painted more than 30 self-portraits, including this one (left), as well as other famous works such as his unmistakable Sunflowers (right).
He died in 1890 from a gunshot wound aged just 37Mr Cerniauskas received a Master's degree in architecture before trying out wedding photography as a hobby. But his passion soon took over and, before long, he set up his own Tadao Cern studio so he could turn it into a full-time job. In a previous project, which featured on art view, Mr Černiauskas invited 100 models into his Vilnius studio so he could blast their faces with air with an industrial hairdryer. Mr Cerniauskas came up with idea on a whim after seeing his friend who had ginger hair and a beard.
Mr Černiauskas added 'Some people keep asking me if there's really a guy that looks so alike Van Gogh. Some of them don't believe that it's a photo at all. Some of them thought that I really took a picture of Vincent Van Gogh.'
Van Gogh painted this portrait in September 1889 during his year-long stay at the psychiatric hospital at Saint Remy when he produced many of most iconic works. He went there soon after 'the ear incident' when, following a raging argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin and caught up in the first of his epileptic-like attacks, Van Gogh used a razor to slice off his left ear lobe, which he then presented to a prostitute. The painting is currently housed in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris, which says of the work 'In this head-and-shoulders view, the artist is wearing a suit and not the pea jacket he usually worked in. 'Attention is focused on the face. His features are hard and emaciated; his green-rimmed eyes seem intransigent and anxious.
Van Gogh painted this portrait in September 1889 during his year-long stay at the psychiatric hospital at Saint Remy when he produced many of most iconic works. He went there soon after 'the ear incident' when, following a raging argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin and caught up in the first of his epileptic-like attacks, Van Gogh used a razor to slice off his left ear lobe, which he then presented to a prostitute. The painting is currently housed in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris, which says of the work 'In this head-and-shoulders view, the artist is wearing a suit and not the pea jacket he usually worked in. 'Attention is focused on the face. His features are hard and emaciated; his green-rimmed eyes seem intransigent and anxious.
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