Van Gogh's Ear 'Regrown' Using Relative's Cells

A copy of Vincent van Gogh's ear grown using some of the Dutch artist's genetic material has gone on display at a German museum.

The ear, which is on display at the Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, is made of living cells grown from samples provided by the great-great-grandson of the artist's brother, Theo.

Lieuwe van Gogh shares about one-sixteenth of the same genes and "loved the project straight away", according to the museum.

Van Gogh, the iconic 19th-century painter, is said to have cut off his ear during a psychotic episode in 1888.

A 3D printer was used to shape the cells, which were grown at a hospital in the US city of Boston, to resemble the artist's missing left ear.

Artist Diemut Strebe said she wanted to combine art and science, adding: "I use science basically like a type of brush, like Vincent used paint."

The ear is due to be displayed in New York next year.

The current exhibition, at which visitors can speak into the ear through a microphone, lasts until July 6.

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