ICONIC paintings by Vincent van Gogh have been painstakingly recreated and inserted into a watch by a Bournemouth micro artist.
It took David A Lindon several months to create microscopic versions of van Gogh’s greatest works of art entirely by hand.
The size of each painting is just 0.5mm which is smaller than a full stop and David was able to balance these on top of the tourbillon which rotates with the rhythm of the watch.
This unique watch is described as the ‘world’s first wearable art gallery’ with the recreations of paintings Starry Night, Sunflowers and Self Portrait.
David A Lindon and Edward Hammond collaborated to create the ‘Van Gogh Trilogy Watch’ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The talented micro artist said the most challenging aspect of the piece was achieving the detail of the paintings.
Of his creation, David said: “This Van Gogh masterpieces watch is truly unique and I am thrilled to be able to offer it to the public.
“Hammond Galleries’ brand-new gallery in Shifnal houses the largest collection of microscopic artwork in the UK and will be a centre of excellence for miniature artworks from the UK and around the world.”
The artwork is both the world’s smallest trilogy of masterpiece paintings by David and the first wearable Vincent van Gogh art gallery.
The first of a series of art watches containing David's micro masterpiece paintings, David has expressed interest in creating Banksy, Warhol, Dali and Picasso trilogy watches.
The wearable Vincent van Gogh Trilogy watch is available to view and purchase at Hammond Galleries in Shifnal, Shropshire, from Saturday, July 1.
David recently created a microscopic sculpture of cartoon characters Snoopy and Woodstock inside the eye of a needle.
He gained widespread attention in 2021 with his first release of six microscopic masterpieces that sold for £90,000 before they were showcased to the public.
Visit davidalindon.com for more information.
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