Recently, I was lucky enough to secure a ticket to the popular Van Gogh Alive art exhibition that has been popping up around the globe. I didn’t quite know what to expect, as frankly I had a very limited understanding of Van Gogh and had up until this point remembered him as the artist who cut off his own ear.
However, I was lulled by the promise of a unique and immerse visual experience that was different from your atypical art exhibition so I decided to see what it was all about and I definitely do not regret it! Once you enter the official exhibition, you are surrounded by large moving panels of his artworks and are free to simply stand and absorb an audiovisual display of his life through art.
Beforehand, you also get to learn about Van Gogh and the struggles he had gone through that had quite a tragic element to it, which reminded me that it is important to do what you love without worrying about the result, because so many great artists they not alive to see the fruits of their labour come to fruition. Van Gogh himself acknowledged the commercial risks of his artistic pursuit but went ahead regardless, which I think is something every creative has to be bold enough to embrace.
I would especially recommend this experience to any fan of his works, art enthusiasts (or any member of the public looking for a fun date night idea as there were quite a few couples at these exhibits). Just remember to wear a mask!
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