Yesterday the Wife and I got out of the house and went to Council Bluffs to visit the
Beyond Van Gogh Exhibit at the Mid-America Center.
Our experience started off on a weird note when we went to use the washroom before we went into the exhibit. By the snack bar in a lounge the dulcet tones of Guns-N-Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" ... on piano ... wafted through the air. The Wife and I agreed that it was so wrong.We entered the exhibit and passed through the first part, a history of Vincent Van Gogh, the jobs he worked at, and failed at, before becoming a painter. We learned about his relationship with his brother and the sad ending of his life.
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A colorful explosion of art all around us. |
You left this section, passed along a dark corridor that opened into a large hall. Van Gogh artwork was projected on the four walls and the floor. The projections were animated and full of flowing motion morphing from one piece to another.
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Van Gogh enjoyed painting nature. |
The Wife and I wandered around the floor taking in all the show enjoying everything. The movement of the colors, especially on the floor was a bit disorienting. The Wife got dizzy a few times. The show continued for a long time. We noticed the long loop repeating so we exited through the gift shop, leaving with a t-shirt and a magnet for our collection.
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A sweeping seascape. |
You can see pictures I took in my
2022-06-30 Beyond Van Gogh Google Photos album.
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How I see the Wife and I in the future - in a small hamlet in Europe. |
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