Hey Travel Lover
“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream”. This is a famous quote by Vincent Van Gogh and it is one that resonated with me as I got immersed in the Van Gogh London Exhibit: The Immersive Experience; his dream came alive in the vivid colors and the art on display.
Do you like art? Do you like to paint? Do you doubt your artistic side? Van Gogh says “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced”. I have seen several voices silenced at our Ajalaress Paint & Sip events, so this rings true and very true😊
Let me start from the beginning, immediately I saw this activity, I was hooked, intrigued and I couldn’t wait to visit. It was one of the high points of my vacation. My brother and I got our tickets online a few days before we visited (almost always cheaper to do this).
When we arrived, it was an unassuming building, but the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” turned out to be true. We were informed there was a slight problem with the immersive exhibit - one of the walls going blank during transmission - and asked if we wanted to reschedule or get a refund. I had activities booked till my return so I couldn’t reschedule, we just hoped for the best as that was the main attraction.
Then, we ascended the staircase to be immersed, you can see my childlike wonder and laughter as I get drenched in art and the works of Van Gogh. First, we admired the paintings displayed on the walls, then we explored the recreated version of his bedroom in Arles. We could touch this art, we sat on the chair, laid on the bed, and poured imaginary water from the jug. We took loads of pictures and met two nice ladies on vacation. This post is a reminder to say hello to them. Then, there was another room where you could draw or paint, sadly we didn’t have time to indulge here.
Finally, we went into the main attraction, the immersive room. It was beyond breathtaking, there was “live art” and relaxing music on all sides, with benches and lounge chairs to take in the art and be immersed. We sat on a bench at first and graduated to the lounge chairs. Honestly time stood still as we lounged. When we checked the time after a seemingly short while, we couldn’t believe how long we had sat, watched and felt art. Thankfully, by the time the slight problem reared its head, we were ready to leave.
As we were about to leave though, we remembered there was also a VR (Virtual Reality) experience, this was at an additional cost. We got immersed in this experience too, hey, Art is Life! While leaving, I couldn’t help giving myself an invisible pat on the back for ticking this amazing attraction off my bucket list.
So Travel Lover, Do you like art? Do you like to paint? Would you like to visit an Immersive experience? Let us see your responses in the comments section.
Till Next Week
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Ajalaress
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