미술전시도 3D로!

Galleries join 3-D craze

 

Art galleries and museums are joining in the worldwide 3-D craze stirred up by the mega-hit movie "Avatar."

Led by the Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, 17 galleries and museums in Seoul are holding a 3-D exhibition titled "United Museum Collection" together online.

The 3-D exhibition is underway at the website www.artseoul-museum.com. The virtual museum is similar to a real museum in the sense that as it is hard to renovate or expand its rooms due to the complicated nature of special 3-D effects.

The exhibition is divided into five divisions displaying 17 representative works, one from each gallery. The participating galleries include the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Arts Center, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Kumho Museum, Art Center Nabi and Posco Art Museum.

Clicking on the arrows placed on each side of the screen, visitors can move around the virtual museum. It is furnished with couches, stairs and lights, just like in real museums.

Further information on displays, such as the size or artist profile, is available through clicking on the artwork. The only downside for now is that services are provided in Korean only.

Museum curator Gang Jae-hyun said that the 3-D museum will be continuously upgraded to provide multi-language services and offer works of various genres.

"After this exhibition, special exhibitions that feature certain themes are planned to be held in the latter half of this year. We are preparing to exhibit different kinds of artworks then, including sculptures and installation works," said Gang.

The website, which has been created to establish a network between national, public and private art museums and galleries throughout the country, also showcases collections of each participating gallery.

"It is organized so that more people can enjoy different museums' collections at one stop - online. Currently 90 artworks from 17 museums and galleries are on display, but the number will increase in the future," said Lee Myung-ok, director of the Savina Museum of Contemporary Art.

Online educational art programs will also be offered through the website within the year.

"When opened, children will easily be able to learn more about art at home with their parents," said Gang.

The current exhibition runs through July 31.

(claire@heraldm.com)

By Park Min-young