Van Gogh's The Starry Night Recreated in Bosnia's Hills
2024-08-15
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1In the green hills of central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Halim Zukic has recreated a nature park in the form of one of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, The Starry Night.
2Zukic is from the town of Visoko.
3He decided to create a park after buying some land and a small house in a nearby village 20 years ago.
4But he had no clear idea of what the park should look like.
5Then he saw tractors moving among fields of tall grass six years ago.
6He also saw that the tractors made circular shapes in the earth.
7This reminded him of similar shapes in Van Gogh's painting.
8"From that moment, I was no longer in doubt," Zukic told Reuters news agency.
9But his effort took him time, money, and a lot of work.
10To match the painting, Zukic brought in 130,000 lavender plants in six colors.
11Plants known for their aromas and medicinal uses were also planted.
12These include sage, echinacea, wormwood and chamomile.
13Together, they form colorful circles and help recreate the appearance of Van Gogh's painting.
14Zukic also planted more trees and created 13 small lakes using water from the area.
15Zukic did the work to form the land into the same shape as the painting by himself.
16He said recreating the painting has helped him better understand artists and the creative problems they face.
17"This is the largest representation of The Starry Night, and the result of 20 years of dreams, of living those dreams to make them real," he said.
18The park is 10 hectares in size. Zukic said it will show art programs and promote central Bosnia's cultural heritage.
19Zukic also wants the park to offer visitors a place to rest and think.
20Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherlands and died in 1890 in France.
21I'm Andrew Smith.
1In the green hills of central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Halim Zukic has recreated a nature park in the form of one of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, The Starry Night. 2Zukic is from the town of Visoko. He decided to create a park after buying some land and a small house in a nearby village 20 years ago. But he had no clear idea of what the park should look like. 3Then he saw tractors moving among fields of tall grass six years ago. He also saw that the tractors made circular shapes in the earth. This reminded him of similar shapes in Van Gogh's painting. 4"From that moment, I was no longer in doubt," Zukic told Reuters news agency. But his effort took him time, money, and a lot of work. 5To match the painting, Zukic brought in 130,000 lavender plants in six colors. Plants known for their aromas and medicinal uses were also planted. These include sage, echinacea, wormwood and chamomile. Together, they form colorful circles and help recreate the appearance of Van Gogh's painting. 6Zukic also planted more trees and created 13 small lakes using water from the area. 7Zukic did the work to form the land into the same shape as the painting by himself. He said recreating the painting has helped him better understand artists and the creative problems they face. 8"This is the largest representation of The Starry Night, and the result of 20 years of dreams, of living those dreams to make them real," he said. 9The park is 10 hectares in size. Zukic said it will show art programs and promote central Bosnia's cultural heritage. Zukic also wants the park to offer visitors a place to rest and think. 10Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherlands and died in 1890 in France. 11I'm Andrew Smith. 12Daria Sito-Sucic reported this story for Reuters news agency. Andrew Smith adapted it for VOA Learning English. 13_____________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15tractor -n. a vehicle with a strong motor that is used to pull things 16in doubt -phrase to be in a state of indecision 17aroma -n. a pleasing smell 18promote -v. to tell people about something in an effort to make it more popular 19heritage -n. the traditions, beliefs and objects that make up the history of a people