For the next 35 minutes we were dazzled with over 300 hundred of his paintings appropriately grouped. Animation inspired by Starry Night paintings filled the space and then shifted into a number of Van Gogh’s self-portraits. We must have stood there for several minutes with quite a few other people until someone walked through the boxes and then of course we all followed and were treated to a very spacious room filled with animation on the walls, floors and panels that were placed in central areas. It was a bit disorienting until we realized the black boxes were actually the entrance. Following the space filled with quotes, we wandered into a dark space with a bit of animation and two black boxes which turned out to be the entrance into the main room. Now back to our experience at the exhibit. Here’s the link where you can learn more and see some trailers of the films.Ĭlearly Vincent Van Gogh’s life and work have fascinated and served as inspiration for many other people in their artistic expression, including the creators of Beyond Van Gogh. In a blog posted by Molli in Discover Walks Blog, she shares four other worthwhile films about Van Gogh: Vincent and Theo (1990) The Eyes of Vincent (2005) about his time in a mental asylum Loving Vincent (2017), an Oscar nominated film which features a lot of animation and raised the idea that his death was an accident and not suicide and At Eternity’s Gate (2018) which looks at the final years of his life. That is not the only movie about Van Gogh. Anthony Quinn, who played his friend Paul Gauguin, received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. It won Douglas a Golden Globe for Best Actor as well as an Oscar nomination for his role as Van Gogh. The movie Lust for Life starring Kirk Douglas, based on Stone’s book, was released in 1957. And I also was aware of how many people have been fascinated with Van Gogh’s life. I knew some things about Van Gogh’s life from reading Irving Stone’s book Lust for Life, published in 1934 and based on the letters between the two brothers. I took lots of pictures so I would have lots of quotes to practice. I love that the quotes were in both Spanish and English, as it gives me a good opportunity to practice my Spanish. We zigzagged along the quotes separated by empty picture frames and it definitely was setting a mood. Slowly we walked through a path filled with quotes exchanged between Van Gogh and his brother Theo, giving us information about Van Gogh’s life. Soon it was time for us to enter, and I loved the experience from the moment we officially entered. Tickets were spaced 15 minutes apart and we got there a little early and had fun taking some pictures outside. I made arrangements to go during a weekday with two friends. Tickets were already selling and some weekend dates were already sold out. It was scheduled to be held in a large convention center that was about 45 minutes away so it was definitely doable. Here it was in Costa Rica, and I definitely wanted to go. And third, I had seen some favorable posts of friends of mine in the US who had gone to the exhibit. I also have always been a fan of Van Gogh and the period in which he painted. First of all, since moving to Costa Rica at the beginning of 2020 I had not been to a cultural event here, in large part due to COVID. About a month ago I saw a sponsored post on Facebook that Beyond Van Gogh would be here in Costa Rica, and I immediately made plans to attend.
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