The World Around Us
TRAVEL THROUGH ICONIC MASTERPIECES THAT CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF OUR WORLD
Our world is full of vast and captivating landscapes. For much of human history artists have been inspired by its natural and man-made wonders. Therefore, it is unsurprising that they have continually tried to capture its complexity through paint.
Once relegated to the background of narrative scenes and portraits, landscape art has grown in popularity since the 16th century to become one of the most favoured genres. Almost every movement in art history has used the landscape as a source of inspiration. With the power to communicate the deepest human emotions, the staggering beauty and unrelenting drama of our natural world remains a continuous source of creativity for artists around the globe to this day.
Featuring art from the Baroque and Romantic periods, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements, as well as Japanese woodblock art, The World Around Us leads you on a whirlwind adventure that captures the drama and beauty of our physical world. From crashing seas to rustic pastoral scenes and elegant cities to fiery volcanoes, enter this gallery to escape on a journey far from the humdrum of everyday life.
6 surface immersive projection takes you on a journey into the centre of each artwork’s universe. Step into Canaletto’s views of the Venice Grand Canal, travel through van Gogh’s starry night in Provence, explore the beautiful details of flora and fauna in Rachel Ruysch’s still life, be immersed in J.M.W. Turner’s sun-drenched ethereal plain and be transported to Japan with Hokusai’s mighty great wave.
