Van Gogh Alive (2)

Here are a few images from the 'Van Gogh Alive' immersive exhibition (see also yesterday). Stills don't really do it justice as the pictures were constantly moving and changing, so I kept missing the picture I actually wanted! Sometimes there were different images on each screen, sometimes all the same, and they changed at different intervals. It was very cleverly done. Such vivid colours too, with a swelling classical music soundtrack and even evocative scents wafting in the air. It was quite something, just standing/sitting trying to take it all in. It was also illustrated by quotes from Van Gogh's writings, a few of which I have printed here. 

'I am seeking, I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.'

'When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word... religion, then I go out and paint the stars.'

'I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people 

will recognise that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.' 

'I dream my painting and I paint my dream.'

'I would rather die of passion than of boredom.'

'Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. 

With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. 

Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.'

  'I put my heart and soul into my work and I have lost my mind in the process.'