Artsy: This is the in-no-way humble ambition behind the Atélier des Lumières (“workshop of lights”), a new art venue that opened in Paris last weekend. Housed in a cavernous former iron foundry on the trendy Rue Saint-Maur (think Manhattan’s Lower East Side, but with better pastries), the Atélier is an attempt to bring cutting-edge digital projection technology together with great art, creating an immersive experience—and, the hope is, an entirely new way of looking at paintings.
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This installation truly shows interactors the full potential of the force that is projections and media. Media allows human beings to create artwork, experiences, and more in an effective and pretty convenient way. I am thinking about this in terms of media versus painting. If the installation artist painted all of the Klimt works on the wall, it would take so ridiculously long to finish, and, in addition, they would not be animated, as I am assuming they probably were. If they were not, they could have been. Media gives that option. I am not sure how money factors into this in the case of programs and projectors versus paint and materials, but I feel as though media would be cheaper. While I highly value the opportunity to see paintings and other works of art in person, I think this exhibit attempts not just to display Klimt’s genius but use his paintings as a mediums through which a new, emotional experience is engendered. I’d love to see it.
Wow! this is a truly amazing installation. I am always impressed when media is used in ways I haven't thought about before, and it really goes to show how much room for creativity and exploration there is in the art form. I can't help but wonder how much work went into creating such a seamless and beautiful installation. I also am incredibly impressed by the painting on the floor, and I love how this installation offers a new grand scale perspective on Klimt's classic paintings. The effect is a perfect fit for his larger than life, grandiose master pieces. The re purposing of art through media is certainly an arresting effect, and I can't hep but wonder how it could be used theatrically. I hope that media continues to innovate like this, and I feel like this innovation could inspire new explorations across all the departments as theater moves into the future.
ART AND TECHNOLOGY! I love this and I feel like all of my comments are about this but I just think it is so important especially as we descend deeper and deeper into the digital age. Digitizing art and making it an immersive experience is so cool. It takes these masterpieces that have been enjoyed in the physical form by generations and generations and transports these same works of art into a medium that is more relatable to the next generation, hopefully the next generation of art lovers. It is kind of off putting that it takes making theses masterpieces digital to get the younger generation to appreciate their mastery, but at the same time I don’t think this new adaptation of the viewing experience of these masterpieces subtracts from their original beauty at all. The use of technology is an avenue to get the exposure of these works to a larger audience. Like the article said, “you’d be hard-pushed to identify any particular demographic from a look at the waiting line: In terms of age, race, and (as far as one can guess) social class, it appears to have attracted a genuinely diverse clientele.” And this is something that is needed in the art world. To increase the accessibility so art doesn’t become only a pleasure for the rich, but something that can inspire a diverse crowd.
I think this is an absolutely brilliant way to use media technology to create something amazing. I absolutely love immersive experiences, and I think will all of the new technology being discovered at the moment they have the potential to be truly incredible immersive experiences. I also love the aspect of making the art more accessible to so many different people and allowing different people to have their own unique experience of the art as well. I was really surprised by the scale of these installations. I expected them to be just a medium sized room, but the fact that they are so expansive is something I have never seen before. I also really enjoyed how they actually explained the decision process to make this installation the size and scale that it is, not because they wanted shock value or attention, but because it actually serves the art that is featured.
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