Life Imitates Art: 4 Incredible Examples

Left: For The Brueghel Series (A Vanitas of Style) (1982u201384), Pat Steiru2019s reinterpretation of a lush still life by the 17th-century master Jan Brueghel the Elder, the contemporary artist used a variety of styles to create a towering tapestry of 64 richly painted panels. Right:u00a0Celebrating fatto a mano (u201chandmadeu201d) and the spirit of Sicily, Dolce & Gabbanau2019s spring 2021 womenu2019s collection showcases a number of one-of-a-kind patchwork creations, handcrafted using upcycled remnants of vibrant textiles.

Left: Layers of gold leaf give the black petals of the Ginger chandelier by Corbett Lighting a warm, radiant glow. Right: A dazzling display of fire and light shrouded the fau00e7ade of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in this site-specific work, Fallen Blossoms: Explosion Project (2009u201310), by groundbreaking Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

Left: The Susanna cross-body bag features a festive array of gemstone embellishments evocative of Tommi Parzingeru2019s designs from the Mark Cross archive. Right: Mixed-media artist Paola Piviu2019s feathered wheels brightened the walls of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach as part of her 2018 exhibition u201cArt with a View.u201d Piviu2019s fantastical polar bears will be on display at the Kunsthal Rotterdam through May.

Left: With a palette of over 81 carats of spinels that took more than a year to collect, this exquisite necklace from Colors of Nature, Tiffanyu00a0& Co.u2019s 2021 high-jewelry collection, cascades downward while a double ribbon of diamonds and purple sapphires drapes around half of the neck. Right: A master of stained glass, Gabriel Loire created Glory Window (1976) as a helix of jewel colors that become warmer and brighter as the panels spiral upward toward its golden yellow center 60 feet above the floor of the Chapel of Thanksgiving in Dallas.