Art & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsThis app turns your selfie into Yayoi Kusama and Frida Kahlo artworksGoogle Arts & Culture’s latest feature uses an algorithmic model to transform your selfie into the style of your favourite artistsShareLink copied ✔️May 19, 2020May 19, 2020TextAshleigh Kane Ever wanted to turn yourself or your surroundings into a painting by Frida Kahlo, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama, or Leonard da Vinci? Google Arts & Culture has found a way to make it possible with its latest feature, “Art Transfer”. Having collaborated with cultural institutions from around the world, including the UK’s National Gallery and Japan’s MOA Museum of Art, Google Arts & Culture gained permission to remix famous works such as Munch’s “The Scream” (1893), Kahlo’s “Untitled (Self Portrait With Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird)” (1940), and Kusama’s “The Heart of the Universe”, amongst others. Using an algorithmic model created by Google AI, “Art Transfer” doesn’t simply overlay or blend your image with the chosen artwork, but instead presents an “algorithmic recreation”. “Many Google Arts & Culture experiments show what’s possible when you combine art and technology,” reads the Google Arts & Culture blog. “Artificial intelligence in particular can be a powerful tool not just in the hands of artists, but also as a way for people to experience and learn about art in new ways.” In 2018, the Google Arts & Culture feature “Art Selfies” went viral, with peoples’ selfies being compared to famous works of art. However, the feature was not without its criticism and some Asian, Latin, and black users accused the app of a race problem. Having uploaded their selfies, users were being matched with with white subjects, highlighting how historically undiverse the art world has been. “Art Feature” allows you to either turn your entire picture into a work of art or to select an area to transform, meaning you can spruce up that week-old vase of flowers by turning it into Vincent Van Gogh’s “Irises” (1890) or add some Kusama polkadots to your pet’s coat. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhat to look out for at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 Sisters, Saints and Sibyls: Nan Goldin’s ode to ‘rebellious sisters’Reggae in real time: Inside Protoje’s Lost In Time FestivalDazed Club photographers and artists who have been on our radar latelyThis exhibition explores the spellbinding quality of everyday lifeLauren Halsey’s ode to the ‘maximalism and excess’ of South Central LAAlice Mann’s photos depict the glamour of South Africa’s prom nightsThese playfully erotic zines capture Williamsburg’s 00s art scene‘This show is like a world’: Collier Schorr on her major new exhibitionLa dolce vita: These photos explore Cortina beyond the Olympic hypeDazed Club handpicked this curator for a new show in LondonCatherine Opie on ‘perverts’, Heated Rivalry and photographing neo-NazisEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy