Star Wars Characters Reimagined in Classic Art Mashups
DailyArt Magazine showcases ten fan-made mashups that insert Star Wars characters into iconic paintings. The series includes Darth Vader in Claude Monet's Woman with a Parasol (1875, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC), Senator Amidala in Roy Lichtenstein's M-Maybe (1965, Museum Ludwig, Cologne), R2-D2 and Leia in Georges Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886, Art Institute of Chicago), Darth Vader in Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801, Château de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison) by Andrea Gatti, Yoda in Vincent van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich), C-3PO in David's Death of Marat (1793, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), an X-wing in van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhône (1888, Musée d'Orsay, Paris) by Dave Hamilton, and Baby Yoda in a Byzantine mosaic by Scadarts. Additional works include a droid at Folies Bergère and a blank Skywalker inspired by René Magritte.
Key facts
- Ten Star Wars and classic art mashups are featured.
- Darth Vader appears in Monet's Woman with a Parasol (1875).
- Senator Amidala is inserted into Lichtenstein's M-Maybe (1965).
- R2-D2 and Leia are in Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886).
- Andrea Gatti created Darth Vader Crossing the Alps after David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801).
- Yoda appears in van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889).
- C-3PO is in David's Death of Marat (1793).
- Dave Hamilton created X-wing Flying through Starry Night Over Rhone after van Gogh (1888).
- Scadarts contributed Baby Yoda in a Byzantine mosaic.
- A blank Skywalker is inspired by Magritte.
Entities
Artists
- Claude Monet
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Georges Seurat
- Jacques-Louis David
- Vincent van Gogh
- René Magritte
- Andrea Gatti
- Dave Hamilton
- Scadarts
Institutions
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum Ludwig
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Château de Malmaison
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Musée d'Orsay
- DailyArt Magazine
Locations
- Washington, DC, USA
- Cologne, Germany
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Brussels, Belgium
- Paris, France