Van Gogh Alive

I'm doing things a bit back to front in this post.

 Earlier on the 17th January we went to Van Gogh Alive at Moore Park, and then we saw Elton John  in the evening. 

Below from the website explains a little about it.

This is no ordinary art exhibition

Van Gogh’s works have been exhibited and admired for over a century – but never like this.

Created by Grande Experiences, Van Gogh Alive gives visitors the unique opportunity to immerse themselves into Van Gogh’s artistry and truly venture into his world. Traditions of tiptoeing through silent galleries and viewing paintings from afar in quiet contemplation are forgotten as visitors find themselves interacting with art in ways they never imagined. From start to finish, visitors are surrounded by a vibrant symphony of light, colour, sound and fragrance that has been called an ‘unforgettable’ multi-sensory experience.

 I'm going to do something different in this post by linking all the photos in groups and themes.

 

Stars

Above:- The Starry night room

Which was the entrance to the main auditorium.  

Then we walked into this amazing space with all these big screens and  wonderful music

Above is Starry Night, I don't think we've seen the original of this. 

 

However we did meet  Starry Night over the Rhone in person when it came to the National Gallery in Canberra in an exhibition of great masters works, in 2009,  on loan from the Musee D'orsay in Paris. 

 

Sunflowers

This stupid man was on his phone the whole time.

 

He was still on his phone later in the cafe. 

Don't come if your not interested, you twit.

 

Sunflower room is below which was the way out.

Iris's

 

We spent a lovely day in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in December 2017, here is a link to that post where I discuss my theories and do my best to give Vincent a diagnosis!

http://inmylifekim.blogspot.com/2017/12/amsterdamtuesday.html

Pines and other things!

Vincent's Bedroom

When we went to Canberra to see,

 

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne & Beyond

Post-Impressionism from the Musee D'Orsay

We saw this work! They had the children's room all decked out to look like Vincent's bedroom it was wonderful but only for under 12's. 

Poo.

 

So you can only just imagine my excitement!

 

 

 

I'm also designing a quilt based on a fabric panel I have of this painting which has been in my stash for years. This is my current idea but it may change. Don't expect to see it finished anytime soon!

I'm trying to do a sunflower border, but we will see.

And finally,

 

A bit of Sydney history.

Nothing to do with Van Gogh, but we stayed at the Mecure Hotel at Railway square for this visit to Sydney and this was the view from our window, 

with that horrible UTS building where I spent so many stressful hours in the early 1990's

Here it is in the 1901, This is the picture on the wall of our room.

We think that building next door is the old brewery. 

Why they ever got rid of the Trams is beyond me.

Then here it is in 1967