Immersive van Gogh Exhibit

My husband and I attended the Immersive van Gogh Exhibit in Denver in October.  As a lifelong fan of Vincent van Gogh's artwork, I was excited when I learned this exhibit was coming locally after premiering in France and subsequently touring in many US cities. 

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For 35 minutes many of the famous paintings of van Gogh, through various stages of the artist's life, are projected on large screens in a show designed and conceived by Massimiliano Siccardi, with a soundtrack by Luca Longobardi, who both pioneered immersive digital art experiences in France. There were 500,000 cubic feet of projections, 60,600 frames of video, and 90,000,000 pixels of light and color that make up the show.

The venue we attended had two large rooms with surround screens that simultaneously played the same videos. There were benches and lighted rings on the floor in which to sit. The video not only filled the screens but also spilled down onto the floor and the audience to give an immersive experience.

The show began with an array of  Vincent van Gogh's early works. You can click on his name to learn more about his life and paintings.

Then the exhibit moved on to his brighter, more impressionistic paintings that most people are familiar with.

It really felt as if the paintings became a part of us.

In this video, the irises grew up from the ground to finally become his famous painting.

Vincent van Gogh's room in Arles begins to 

come alive piece by piece.

Street scenes light up...

..movement and color explode on the screen all accompanied by dramatic music.

If you'd like to see some short videos I took during the exhibit you can see them on my Mille Fiori Favoriti Facebook page at this link.

In the sequence above you can see how "Starry Night" begins to evolve...

...and as more and more of the painting begins to reveal itself we become part of it!

"Wheat Field With Crows" was one of Vincent's last paintings. It is a dramatic expression of his mind gone mad and sadly his impending suicide at age 37 in 1890.

An array of self-portraits.

We really enjoyed the exhibit and sat through it two times to see things we may have missed the first time.  My only complaint was that I liked it so much that I wished it were even longer in length! I could have sat through it many more hours.  It made me appreciate Vincent van Gogh's work in a completely new and unforgettable way.

Are you a fan of Vincent van Gogh and have you seen this immersive exhibit in your town? I'd love to know what you thought of it.

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