Starry Night, after Van Gogh (Pictures of Magazines 2) 2012

Vik Muniz made this version of Starry Night from magazine pictures. Can you imagine him sifting through countless images, cutting and arranging each tiny piece to recreate Van Gogh’s iconic swirls and colors? I can almost feel Muniz's excitement and anxiety, as the image starts to take shape. It’s a process of constant adjustment, a dance between intention and accident. Each piece of magazine carries its own history, its own fragment of a story, now contributing to a new narrative. Those blues, yellows, and whites, aren’t just paint, they are collaged together, bit by bit. Look at that cypress tree, how it reaches up with a dark energy – each piece carefully placed to convey movement and emotion. Muniz isn't just copying; he’s engaging in a dialogue with Van Gogh, transforming familiar imagery through his unique process. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it, about how every artist borrows, reinterprets, and adds to the conversation? It is all one big painting!