Immersive art

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Immersive art is a genre of artistic expression that envelops viewers or participants in a multisensory experience, transcending traditional boundaries between art and audience. It often combines various media, such as visual, auditory, and tactile elements, to create a fully immersive environment. These installations or performances aim to provoke emotional or intellectual responses, transporting individuals into an alternate reality or narrative.

Immersive art can be interactive, encouraging active engagement, and frequently leverages technology to enhance the experience. It seeks to blur the line between observer and art, inviting individuals to become integral parts of the artistic creation, fostering a profound, participatory connection.

What are Jesús Rafael Soto’s Pénétrables?

Installations / 4 minutes of reading
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923-2005) was a Venezuelan kinetic artist, painter, and sculptor. This artworld icon is known for his kinetic sculptures, which he created in the mid-20th century when many artists focused on movement and illusions. Education & Influences Soto’s parents were violin Players, and due to their little income, Soto wanted to feed his […]

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Snarkitecture - Sway, 2019, 168 responsive LED spheres feat

Snarkitecture’s remarkable & interactive NYC installation Sway

Installations, Light Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Snarkitecture’s new creation – Sway – is a massive piece of art that only needs a touch to light up into blue. Sway is a collection of 168 white round orbs. The immersive installation is for a gallery located at Intersect. At first, you may not feel like touching the art. However, the reaction you

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Christo - Big Air Package, 2010, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-2013

Christo’s Big Air Package – The world’s most massive sculpture

Installations / 3 minutes of reading
From the wrapped Reichstag to the Gates in Central Park, New York, Christo knows the scores in the art scene. In many projects, Christo worked with his late wife Jeanne Claude until the Big Air Package, the first installation since her death. Background The Big Air Package became the second project by Christo to feature

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Olafur Eliasson – Your rainbow panorama, 2006-2011, glass in all the colors of the spectrum, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark

You make Olafur Eliasson’s rainbow come alive

Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Olafur Eliasson is one of Scandinavia’s most-renown artists and holds significant influence in the global creative industry. Unlike many other his other works, Your Rainbow Panorama is a permanent installation and became a defining piece of his career. Visitors can access the building’s rooftop and get this large glass walkway formed in the color spectrum.

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Janet Cardiff’s 40 Part Motet – Reviving a 500 year old masterpiece

Installations, Sound installations / 3 minutes of reading
Can you imagine the sound effect that will be produced by a whopping 40 loudspeakers placed in an empty room? Now imagine that this room is designed to overlook a garden? This is the Forty Part Motet art marvel, which was created and installed by Janet Cardiff. Made in 2001, the Forty Part Motet is

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Olafur Eliasson’s fascinating colorful haze installation in Beijing

Installations, Light Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Feelings Are Facts was created as a result of a collaboration between Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Beijing-based architect Ma Yansong of MAD studio. Feelings Are Facts was constructed within one of the rooms at the UCCA galleries. It measured approximately 60m by 20m and featured a moderately slanted floor that progressively became steeper at

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Thomas Hirschhorn filled entire museum with garbage

Installations / 2 minutes of reading
Thomas Hirschhorn has grown to become one of the most recognizable leading artists in the global contemporary art world. He gained fame in the 1990s thanks to his space-filling massive collages that were created from disposable materials. Influence & background Thomas Hirschhorn was born in Switzerland in 1957. Originally trained as a graphic designer, his

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Olafur Eliasson’s Meditated Motion – A pond in a museum

Environmental Art, Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Throughout his career, Olafur Eliasson has participated in a number of critically acclaimed exhibitions worldwide. His works have been displayed in numerous private and public collections all over the world, including the Guggenheim Museum as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, just to name a few. Eliasson always includes his audience as

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Anthony McCall & 10 of his best solid light works

Installations, Light Installations / 5 minutes of reading
Anthony McCall is a pioneering artist in ‘solid light’ installations. His works have been exhibited worldwide and always mesmerizing with the use of natural elements, light, fire and space to create art. Biography McCall was born in England in 1946. He studied graphic design and photography at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in Kent

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Doug Aitken encouraged visitors to smash parts of his garden

Installations / 2 minutes of reading
Over the past twenty years, or so, mixed media artist Doug Aitken has done everything that he can to stand out with his performances and art installations- of which he has done successfully. Throughout his career, this Los Angeles based artist has earned respect and global acclaim owing to his complex and engaging installations that

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Anish Kapoor’s Leviathan at Grand Palais – His most impressive work yet?

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
The Leviathan at Grand Palais is just another massive artwork of Anish Kapoor that has captivated the world. Described by art enthusiasts as one of the most powerful artworks of all time, the sculpture is a culmination of the mental and physical dimensions. Like other works done by the same artist, this particular one has

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What are Fujiko Nakaya’s fog sculptures all about?

Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Fujiko Nakaya’s work is simply transcendent. Primarily featuring fog, her ephemeral creations are always climate-responsive and influenced mainly by nature. Her works are moving and changing and designed to allow visitors to enter and interact with them. Because the fog installations are always centered on nature, the audience experiences are always varied due to the

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LikeArchitects: Please step on this artwork

Architecture, Installations / 2 minutes of reading
LIKEarchitects, a Porto-based architecture studio constructed the temporary exhibition at Colombo Shopping Mall in Lisbon, Portugal that would hold Jen Lewin’s highly interactive luminous installation titled ‘The Pool’. About LIKEarchitects As it turns out, this was not LIKEarchitects first innovative project. Over the years, the Porto-based studio has consolidated a reputation for producing experimental, innovative

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Lucio Fontana’s concetto spaziale – Mesmerizing neon installations

Installations, Light Installations / 10 minutes of reading
The Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana dedicated his entire artistic career to exploring the concepts of space, light, and void as well as the cosmos through the use of an assortment of materials such as plaster, stones, ceramics, paint, and cement. In 1946, he founded the Altamira academy in Argentina and, along with a few students

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What are Kimsooja’s rainbow rooms all about?

Installations, Light Installations / 7 minutes of reading
Kimsooja is a Korean-born artist that has won recognition around the world. Despite living in New York, her work is exhibited across Europe, Asia and America. Her work includes performances, photographs, installations and videos. Kimsooja’s work involves several subjects like relationships with others, nomadism and the role of women in dealing with challenges that we

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