For less than $10 you can immerse yourself in the ‘Van Gogh Alive’ exhibition: it opens this Thursday, June 8 in the parking lot of Policentro

The wait is over for those who want to immerse themselves in the colours, landscapes and brilliance of the work of the painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) which, thanks to the exhibition Van Gogh Alive, arrives in the Pearl of the Pacific in a compelling format, open to the public From Thursday 8 June in the main car park of the Policentro shopping center (Avenida del Periodista).

The exhibition, which was previously in Quito and is organized by Curtain Up in collaboration with Cooltural Holland BV, has an immersive room that reproduces more than 200 of the artist’s animated works and is set with surround music and scenic recreations. In addition to six museum rooms.

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent’s heiress (and who made him world famous)

Visitors can also enjoy technology light wallsstate-of-the-art projectors and video booths with curiosities of the exhibits and multiple photographic opportunities that will transport them to the time and spaces that inspired Van Gogh.

Screens will be installed in the museum rooms videos of actors representing Van Gogh, his brother Theo and his wife, essential characters in the artist’s life, because they supported him financially and gave his works worldwide recognition posthumously. During your tour, the groups will also have live narration with expert guides.

As the public will notice, Van Gogh was a nature lover and loved to paint outdoors. He also repeated the beauty of sunflowers and the iris flower several times in his work. Vincent’s work became increasingly clear during his stay in Paris, between 1886 and 1888, under the influence of modern art. He used brighter colors and developed his own painting style with short brush strokes. The subjects he painted also changed, give way to cafes and boulevards, the countryside along the River Seine and floral still lifes. He also tried more “commercial” themes, such as portraits.

Vincent developed his own well-known style with bright colors in the City of Light. After two years, however, the hectic city life, which had given him so much inspiration in the beginning, became too much for him. arriving to die July 27, 1890. His legacy was a large production of works of art: more than 850 paintings and nearly 1,300 works on paper.

Schematics: The exhibition is open from Tuesday to Friday (12:00 PM to 8:00 PM), Saturday (11:00 AM to 9:00 PM), Sunday and public holidays (11:00 AM to 7:30 PM), until Thursday 31 August.

ticket purchase: are for sale on the internet www.ticketshow.com.ec or at the counter in the mall. The costs vary per day. From Tuesday to Friday: seniors and people with disabilities, $3; children, $4; and adults, $6. Saturday and Sunday: seniors and people with disabilities, $4; children, $4; and adults, $8.