5 Examples of Life Imitating Art for Summer 2017

Art, design, and fashion converge in unexpected moments of visual synchronicity, including works by Vincent van Gogh and Roy Lichtenstein.

By Jacqueline Terrebonne Summer 2017 Produced by Stefanie Li

The Tiffany Prism Orb ring mesmerizes with its ombré effect; it has a 2.59-carat center-round pink sapphire surrounded by smaller sapphires, all set in 18K gold. Pop Art master Victor Vasarely fashioned circles in radiating shades of pink for his 1965 silkscreen from the “Permutations” series.
Photo: Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. (left) Ian Jackson, Courtesy of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris (right)
Donghia’s Manhattan Muse fabric, an embroidered linen-cotton, features an exuberant pattern (shown horizontally) that replicates swirling strokes of paint. Inspired by a comic-book story, Roy Lichtenstein depicted a giant version of an artist’s most distinctive trait—the brushwork—in his piece Brushstroke.
Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. (left) Courtesy of Donghia (right)
Composed of 66 hand-stitched leather pieces, the Lolita 100 sandal by Jimmy Choo is abloom with romantic irises. A detail of Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, from the permanent collection of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, which captures a garden at the height of spring.
Photo: Courtesy of Jimmy Choo. (left) Courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program (right)
Lladró reimagined a grand crystal chandelier with brightly hued porcelain pieces, including lampshades and tassels, for its Belle de Nuit lighting collection. In his collage Saints and Centers 2 (2014), the New Orleans–born Brooklyn artist Rashaad Newsome melds the blinged-out style of hip-hop with an old-world European coat of arms.
Photo: Courtesy of Lladró. (left) Courtesy of Marlborough Gallery, New York, and the artist (right)
Vivid neon colors make a graphic statement in Chanel’s spring-summer 2017 ready-to-wear collection. Artist Dan Flavin created ethereal, poetic works, including Untitled (to s.a., lovingly), using fluorescent lights.
Photo: Courtesy of Chanel. (left) Steven Probert, Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, 2017 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York (right)