Vincent Van Gogh's ear has been cloned using cutting edge research with actual DNA samples taken from the artist's brother's great-great-grandson.

Vincent van Gogh's infamous ear severing incident was given a new lease of life.

Artist Diemut Strebe used cutting edge research with DNA samples taken from the artists brother's great-great-grandson to replicate a 3D clone of the ear. It has been displayed as a art piece at a gallery in New York.

In collaboration with MIT and Harvard scientists, over the course of three years a clone of Vincent Van Gogh's ear was carved and replicated.

RUPTLY Artist Diemut Strebe used cutting edge research to replicate Vincent van Gogh's infamous ear.

"This ear takes a lot of work to be always in good shape and good health, it's maybe more work than a baby" said Strebe.

The art piece pushes the boundary of biotechnology with an apparatus modeling which functions as the human body. A heart that pumps blood fluid around the ear and a nose to keep the blood oxygenated.