Powercoin adds to its innovative embroidered take on iconic artwork with a terrific version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
After moving from their award-winning jigsaw and puzzle based takes on fine art, Italian producer Powercoin tried their hand at reproducing one of those masterpieces in a new way – using the look of embroidery. In that case, they used Gustav Klimt’s iconic piece, The Kiss. As we said in our coverage, it was a good choice to demonstrate the concept, although not an original choice, or clear to read.
The second coin aims to refine the look, and while nobody would ever call the selection of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night as an original choice either, the style of the master’s work synergises so much better with the coin style. In a word, brilliant. The way the faux embroidery follows that distinctive, flowing, heavily textured Van Gogh style is quite sublime to see, and kudos to the artist that made this transition with such aplomb. There’s more contrast to the colour, which inhibited The Kiss a little.
As you may have guessed, we’re very impressed with this one. The same little touches have returned, like the needle and thread, the part-finished areas, and the many different textures. The common obverse returns, and you can see the series title done as if from behind in embroidery, and even a little part of the needle you’d expect to see from its position on the reverse face. All these neat touches point to much care and attention being lavished on the design.
This remains a three-ounce coin, so not exactly low-end affordable, but for the lucky 499 that can afford one, you’ll be getting something quite unique. I’ve written about Starry Night coins for what seems like years now, often with increasing boredom, but it’s great to see we can still get a refreshing take on the original, rather than yet another outright reproduction. We have a full guide to Powercoin’s textured art range, including the earlier puzzle and mosaic ranges, so be sure to have a look at how this concept has evolved over the last eight years.
DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIAMETER | FINISH | MINTAGE |
$20 (Palau) | 93.3 g of 0.9999 silver | 65.0 mm | Silk, Colour | 499 |
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