By closely studying a high-definition digital image starry night, a team of physicists was able to analyze and measure specific brush strokes. They found that when taken as a whole, with each brush stroke measured, the swirls in the painting generally conformed to Kolmogorov’s theory. That accuracy includes accounting for the turbulence that affects the visibility of stars over many light-years.
In addition to brushstrokes, light plays an important role in the accuracy of A Starry Night. The effect of turbulence in the distribution of light is also modern, but Vincent van Gogh’s painting seems to accurately depict the natural phenomenon. Combined with the size and distance of the brushstrokes, that lightness is compelling evidence that the painting is accurate to the modernist understanding of chaos.
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