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I noticed this most vividly when seeing Van Gogh's Sunflowers (the 4th, from the National Gallery in London). A high-res scan such as on Wikipedia [1] does no j

by NamTaf 5y ago

I noticed this most vividly when seeing Van Gogh's Sunflowers (the 4th, from the National Gallery in London). A high-res scan such as on Wikipedia [1] does no justice to just how textured the painting is. He's clearly applied quite thick strokes and, under proper lighting, the texture really pops in a way that screens simply cannot reproduce. It brings an entirely new dimension (pun intended) to the painting and really changes the whole expeirence. Proper, museum/gallery lighting really transforms art in a way that even prosumer screens simply cannot replicate, because you can move around the piece and the interplay of light against it does so much. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflowers_(Van_Gogh_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflowers_(Van_Gogh_series)

joseluis 5y ago
I'd love to see a dynamic raytracing of a high resolution 3d scan of this picture or another masterpiece. I doubt nobody has attempted to do this before.
mabub24 5y ago
Many of Van Gogh's, when seen in person, are almost more like relief sculptures because of the incredible depth of his strokes. I loved going right to the sides of the frames and looking across the paintings to see how each little valley in his strokes caught the light and cast tiny shadows. I think it's also what adds a lot to the kaleidoscopic feel of his works, alongside his color palettes and stroke work; the extra dimension makes his paintings vibrate with restrained energy in interplay with the surrounding light.
- derbOac 5y ago
  My daughter and I went to an art supply store in December and we were surprised at the variety of paint bases. I had no idea. Many of them would be mistaken for sculptural material, almost like play doh or some like that, if you didn't know what they were. I had no idea.
wil421 5y ago
The Neue Pinakothek in Munich had a sunflower painting and I noticed the same thing. The textures really pop and there’s so much paint it is protruding from the canvas.

by NamTaf 5y ago

joseluis 5y ago

I'd love to see a dynamic raytracing of a high resolution 3d scan of this picture or another masterpiece. I doubt nobody has attempted to do this before.

mabub24 5y ago

Many of Van Gogh's, when seen in person, are almost more like relief sculptures because of the incredible depth of his strokes. I loved going right to the sides of the frames and looking across the paintings to see how each little valley in his strokes caught the light and cast tiny shadows. I think it's also what adds a lot to the kaleidoscopic feel of his works, alongside his color palettes and stroke work; the extra dimension makes his paintings vibrate with restrained energy in interplay with the surrounding light.

derbOac 5y ago
My daughter and I went to an art supply store in December and we were surprised at the variety of paint bases. I had no idea. Many of them would be mistaken for sculptural material, almost like play doh or some like that, if you didn't know what they were. I had no idea.

wil421 5y ago

The Neue Pinakothek in Munich had a sunflower painting and I noticed the same thing. The textures really pop and there’s so much paint it is protruding from the canvas.