4 days ago · A team of scientists sparked a heated debate over whether Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” depicts turbulence, a complex physical phenomenon.

Sep 20, 2024 · Van Gogh couldn’t have known about Kolmogorov’s theory when he created The Starry Night, as he died 13 years before the mathematician was born. Instead, the researchers …

Sep 17, 2024 · According to a new paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids, the illusion of movement in van Gogh’s blue sky is also due to the scale of the paint strokes—a second kind …

Mar 18, 2025 · In a recent article by Ma et al. [1] the authors address the possible interpretation of the 1889 painting The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh as representing a turbulent flow (see …

Sep 19, 2024 · A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in his painting “The Starry Night.”

Sep 17, 2024 · Yet, a study released today in Physics of Fluids shows that the artist Vincent van Gogh captured theories of fluid dynamics in “The Starry Night,” depicting complex patterns of...

Their report— "Is There Hidden Turbulence in Vincent van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'?"—appears in the latest issue of Journal of Turbulence.

Apr 17, 2025 · The painting, created in 1889 while van Gogh was in a mental asylum in France, is known for its swirling depiction of the night sky. Some researchers claimed that the swirls in …

Sep 17, 2024 · Summary: Researchers have discovered that Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” accurately depicts real-world atmospheric physics, suggesting the artist had an innate …

4 days ago · On this, the scientists agree: Vincent van Gogh’s masterful post-impression­ist painting “The Starry Night” is an iconic piece of art. Its mesmerizin­g whirls and swirls capture …