Preview the Immersive van Gogh Exhibit!

The Columbus Museum of Art is running a special exhibition in the Fall-Winter of 2021-2022. The exhibition Through Vincent's Eyes: van Gogh and His Sources presents paintings, drawings, and prints by the artists most beloved by Vincent van Gogh, firmly connecting his art to its late 19th-century context. The exhibition demonstrates Van Gogh’s early and abiding interest in a wide variety of art. To visually narrate the impact of van Gogh’s sources, more than fifteen signature paintings and drawings by the artist himself are juxtaposed with more than 100 works of art that fed his voracious imagination. The selection includes paintings by contemporary Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, such as Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Paul Signac, and Alfred Sisley.

Concurrently, the Lighthouse ArtSpace Columbus is running the Immersive van Gogh Exhibit Columbus. You are immersed in van Gogh’s works – from his sunny landscapes and night scenes to his portraits and still life paintings. The installation includes the Mangeurs de pommes de terre (The Potato Eaters, 1885), the Nuit étoilée (Starry Night, 1889), Les Tournesols (Sunflowers, 1888), and La Chambre à coucher (The Bedroom, 1889), and so much more. You should really go see it for yourself.

Linda and I lost ourselves in the ultimate immersive art experience – surrounded by over 500,000 cubic feet of monumental projections animating Vincent van Gogh’s oeuvre. Wander through entrancing, moving images that highlight brushstrokes, detail, and color – truly illuminating the mind of the genius. The entrancing, continuously-revolving 35-minute video exhibit combines morphing scenes of van Gogh's artworks, combined with ethereal music that draws you into the artist's passion. Below is a brief slideshow of the venue to give you an idea of the layout.

Below the slideshow are 13 video snippets I took with my smartphone. They are listed in chronological order from the show. These snippets are not meant to replace the exhibit, but rather to give you a flavor of the entire atmosphere within it. The full show is entrancing. I hope you enjoy the experience.