WATCH | Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings come alive in Paris’ L’Atelier des Lumières

 digital exhibition at Atelier des Lumières, ‘Van Gogh, La Nuit Etoilée’ has brought artist Vincent van Gogh's works to life in an immersive visual experience. Taking up entire of Atelier, exhibition traces intense life of  artist who painted during last 10 years of his life more than 2000 paintings, today scattered throughout world.

exhibition explores Van Gogh's famous works, from Potato Eaters (1885), Sunflowers (1888) to Starry Night (1889) and Bedroom. (1889). 

Gogh’s works are in spotlight here, from floor to ceiling, projected in XXL format on walls of an old foundry of 1835 in Paris. art literally comes out of frame as visitor is teleported to ar world, is allowed to walk in his paintings, enter his room or even stroll through streets of Arles on a beautiful starry night. In a beautiful immersive experience, visitors can float on water and rub-shoulders with stars all at once. 

exhibition stimulates Van Gogh's chaotic life and portrays it wonderfully with show and light. visitor is treated with very heart of Van Gogh’s works, from his beginnings to his maturity, his sunny landscapes to his cturnals, to his portraits and still lifes.

 itinerary traces different phases of artist's life, his stays in Arles, Paris or Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. journey ends at Auvers-sur-Oise with his church, Dr. Gachet and Wheat Field with Crows (1890).

To achieve this, state-of--art digital techlogies with over 140 laser projectors and 50 loudspeakers were used, all mixed with thousands of canvases digitized in ir smallest detail, and even animated to come alive as visitors wander around. This visual creation is produced by Cultures and realized by Gianfranco Iannuzzi, Renato Gatto and Massimilia Siccardi, with a musical collaboration with Luca Longobardi.

‘Van Gogh, La Nuit Etoilée’ is open for visitors until Dec 31, is gallery’s second immersive art project, following a Gustav Klimt show in 2018.

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