Bright blues and sunny yellows swirl through the room as visitors sit spellbound as Vincent Van Gogh’s artwork floats across the walls of the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in San Francisco.
Since it opened last March, the attraction has drawn the attention of many. The immersive Van Gogh exhibition is a unique way to see some of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings.
When entering the exhibition, visitors enter Goh’s painting. You can wander through the sunlight from “Wheat Field with Crows” and the shimmering lights from “The Starry Night”.
The exhibition uses projectors to throw his paintings on the walls of the cavernous venue. Most notably, the artwork is animated and arranged in a presentation accompanied by music.
“I like the picture with Iris. First the green stems came and then the flowers and it looked like the whole room was in bloom, ”said Julia Williams, a visitor.
Visitors reported pleasant experiences at the event and were blinded by the liveliness of the art.
“Van Gogh saw the world in such a shining light, despite struggling with depression. His paintings are so colorful, ”said Sarah Ricchiuti, a local artist.
Van Gogh used the Dough technology to give your pictures a 3D effect. This technique gives visitors a sense of how much paint Van Gogh used even on a flat surface of the walls.
“My own pictures are 3D and I want pictures that you can step into. With the immersive exhibition, you paint with Van Gogh, ”said Ricchiuti.
Corresponding Van Gogh Exhibition San Francisco, 60,6000 video frames were used to animate Van Gogh’s paintings. The exhibition’s creator, Massimiliano Siccardi, worked with Vittorio Guidotti, Creative Director of Animation, to create the swirling brushstrokes. Thanks to the 90 million pixels in the projection, Van Gogh’s famous brushstrokes are clearly visible.
Music accompanies the projections and flows with the paintings and lets the viewer feel Van Gogh’s emotions through his art.
the Playlist includes artists such as Edith Piaf, Blavatsky and George Handel, which reinforces the immersive nature of the exhibition. Luca Longobardi was the leading composer of the exhibition.
“I thought the extra music made it a lot more fascinating. It caught my attention. The playlist was very well put together, ”said Ruth Casab, a sophomore at Carlmont High School.
The Van Gogh exhibition began in Paris, where it attracted 2 million visitors before expanding to locations around the world like San Francisco. Ricchiuti was encouraged to see so many people at an exhibition about Van Gogh.
“As an artist, it is very moving to see how other people experience art. It’s comforting in this crazy world that people still love art, ”said Ricchiuti.
The San Francisco immersive exhibition is open until January 3, 2022 at SVN West.
