Frida Kahlo in blue satin blouse, 1939Photography Nickolas Muray, © Nickolas Muray Photo ArchivesArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsTurn yourself into a Frida Kahlo painting with Google’s new selfie filterThe new art filter app from Google Arts and Culture allows you to turn your selfies into masterpiecesShareLink copied ✔️October 9, 2020October 9, 2020Text Patrick Benjamin Ever fancied yourself a surrealist masterpiece or a priceless Golden Age oil painting? Have you ever thought the contours of your face lend themselves particularly well to the brushstrokes of Dutch post-impressionist master Vincent Van Gogh? Well you’re in luck because now you can place yourself within some of the most famous artworks in history thanks to the new Google Arts and Culture (GAC) selfie filter. The GAC app features famous art from Frida Kahlo, Johannes Vermeer, and Van Gogh, among others, and transposes aspects of their works directly onto the user’s face in selfies or videos, almost transforming them into the work itself. Works include Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, a Kahlo self-portrait, and an ancient Egyptian necklace owned by the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada. The app also provides information about each piece as it’s selected: “Vermeer was a master of ‘chiarosuco’, the creation of contrast between lightness and darkness”, the caption under Pearl Earring says and, according to the app, the spider monkey found in the Kahlo portrait is said to symbolise passion. Try the filter for yourself here. GoogleEscape 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.Trending‘We’ve been left to rot’: Inside Britain’s new Bedroom GenerationAccording to a recent report, one million young people across the UK are not in employment, education or training. We speak to the ‘NEETS’ on the frontlines of the crisisLife & Culture Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccer PumaFashionSalehe Bembury’s Puma collection is a love letter to the football communityFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workMusicThe 5 best tracks on Olivia Rodrigo’s new albumBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Life & CultureGen Z’s new drug of choice? CaffeineBeautyWtf is Bimbo Stoicism? Unpacking the internet’s wildest new beauty trendEscape 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