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You might have seen what look like fun, furry replica artworks of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, van Gogh‘s Starry Night and other masterworks advertised as wall art on certain social media platforms and sites. These invitingly tactile versions of classic art are being sold currently as “Fluffy Wall Art” by UK company Kahove, who describe their design directive as “recreating historical masterpieces in creative and extraordinary forms.” I like them and I have since I first saw them as an original series of 6 digital artworks by artist Murat Yildririm on Behance in 2020

Fun Furry Replica Artworks

The Originals

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The original six Furry Artworks by Murat Yildririm, available as NFTs

Yildririm’s fun furry replica artworks comprises six digital pieces inspired by recognizable classics; the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, The Girl With A Pearl Earring, Persistence of Memory, The Scream and Impression, Sunrise. Each execution, with exception of the Mona Lisa, incorporated a found object, and was created with Adobe Photoshop and Cinema Maxon 4D. The series received lots of accolades among the digital art community and are now sold as NFTs

Furry Lisa by @Muartive
FFurry Lisa (after Leonardo da Vinci) by @Muartive

The Istanbul artist, aka @Muartive, says of the series “It has long been common to reproduce the world’s most famous paintings by imitation. In this abstract idea, I used furs as a creative tool to move world-famous paintings forward. With this effect, I combined the colors of all pictures in an innovative and vibrant way. I have been impressed by classical paintings since my childhood. However, since modern art has become digital, I have turned all this into my favorite 3D artwork.”

Furry Night (after Vincent van Gogh)
Furry Night (after Vincent van Gogh) by @Muartive
Furry Girl with a Pearl Earring (after Johannes Vermeer) by @Muartive
Furry Girl with a Pearl Earring (after Johannes Vermeer) by @Muartive
Furry Persistence of Memory (after Salvador Dali) by @Muartive
Furry Persistence of Memory (after Salvador Dali) by @Muartive
Furry Scream (after Edvard Munch) by @Muartive
Furry Scream (after Edvard Munch) by @Muartive
Furry Impression, Sunrise (after Monet) by @Muartive
Furry Impression, Sunrise (after Monet) by @Muartive

Now Kahone Art has appropriated three of the pieces by @Muartive and turned them into actual tangible versions of three from the series (Mona Lisa, Starry Sky and The Scream) have been made with dyed faux fur and sold as Fluffy Art.

Fluffy Mona Lisa wall art, available in 2 sizes by Kahone
Fluffy Mona Lisa wall art, available in 2 sizes, produced by Kahone

Available in 2 sizes, they come ready to hang and can by purchased directly from them or by other retailers such as LumenX

Van Gogh's Starry Night Wall art, produced by Kahone
Van Gogh’s Starry Night Wall art, available in 2 sizes, produced by Kahone
The Fluffy Scream wall art, available in 2 sizes, produced by Kahone
The Fluffy Scream wall art, available in 2 sizes, produced by Kahone

I have no idea if Kahone Art and Murat Yildririm have ever met, so I will make no judgments, morally or legally regarding the fact that three from the artist’s series (Mona Lisa, Starry Night and The Scream) have been mass produced with dyed faux fur and sold as Fluffy Art. Available in 2 sizes, they come ready to hang and can by purchased directly from them here or by other retailers such as LumenX





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