Vartan Garnikyan: When Batman Pop Art Meets Classic Paintings

Los Angeles-based artist Vartan Garnikyan is a huge classic arts fan. This talented maestro learns from the best, like Vincent van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci. But he is also a big fan of today’s superheroes like Batman. The love for impressionism and comic books has lead his creating a series of artworks that transform famous classic paintings into Batman-themed pop art. In fact, Vartan pays homage to the legendary artists and tries to popularize them in the modern day. So take a closer look at these mind-boggling paintings!

This masterpiece is probably the most popular. Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” reimagined as Vartan’s favorite scene in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”. It took him about 3 months to paint, and another year of on-and-off edits. No wonder this beautiful artwork went viral