What's New : Gateway Gallery Uses Augmented Reality (AR) in Philippine History Exhibit, First in the Country
My dad once brought us to an exhibit in Taiwan where a series of magnificent paintings were seen hanging on the wall by someone famous, or so I was told. I realized right then and there that museums astounds me.
There's something about art galleries and museums that can take us away from reality into a world of its own. If only these hands of mine were meant to paint, I would've changed the world.
Anyway, I may find the traditional side of art fascinating but anything that would meet the digital era can be awesome as well.
Like the one in Araneta Center, opened on November 21, 2014, which is a long-term exhibit, then became opened to the public on Feb. 18, 2015, bringing the museum experience up to a much higher level.
Gateway Gallery launched a digital feature last February 22 called "SiningSaysay : Philippine History in Art" exhibit, that utilizes augmented reality (AR) to recount Philippine history. A Project that marries art and technology to give visitors a more enhanced experience of its long-term collection. A collaboration between the University of the Philippines and the Araneta Center.
30 large scale paintings from various artists of the Philippines were hanged on walls telling another view of the Philippine history.
They've started conceptualizing the project when UP celebrated their 100 years.
The reason behind the gigantic paintings was originally they were supposedly to be displayed in the Coliseum. But then they renovated the place so they had to look for another space for them.
How this works:
10 paintings from the collection will "come to life" on their WIFI-enabled digital devices like mobile phones and tablets using the Layar app that can be downloaded for free (on iOS and Android). Users will then be able to scan the selected paintings on their device to watch the video and hear the narration on chapters of Philippine history.
The videos are accurate historical accounts of events depicted in the paintings.
Each video lasts roughly three minutes, with the whole tour lasting about 30 minutes total.
This launch is just the first phase of an even bigger project of making all 30 paintings in the collection AR-enabled.
So, there's really no more reason NOT to know your history, right?
Now's the time for the real artists and historians to take their space in the digital world.
FREE to the public and is open Mondays to Sundays from 10am to 7pm.
There's something about art galleries and museums that can take us away from reality into a world of its own. If only these hands of mine were meant to paint, I would've changed the world.
Anyway, I may find the traditional side of art fascinating but anything that would meet the digital era can be awesome as well.
Gateway Gallery launched a digital feature last February 22 called "SiningSaysay : Philippine History in Art" exhibit, that utilizes augmented reality (AR) to recount Philippine history. A Project that marries art and technology to give visitors a more enhanced experience of its long-term collection. A collaboration between the University of the Philippines and the Araneta Center.
They've started conceptualizing the project when UP celebrated their 100 years.
The reason behind the gigantic paintings was originally they were supposedly to be displayed in the Coliseum. But then they renovated the place so they had to look for another space for them.
The "SiningLakbay" project is a product of careful and creative implementation spearheaded by artists, filmmakers, historians, curators, editors and technology providers. Before the National Artist for Visual Arts Abdulmari Imao passed away, he was able to include his paintings for the gallery. BenCab also contributed his paintings.
Their goal is to promote Philippine History and making art accessible to the public.
How this works:
10 paintings from the collection will "come to life" on their WIFI-enabled digital devices like mobile phones and tablets using the Layar app that can be downloaded for free (on iOS and Android). Users will then be able to scan the selected paintings on their device to watch the video and hear the narration on chapters of Philippine history.
Each video lasts roughly three minutes, with the whole tour lasting about 30 minutes total.
This launch is just the first phase of an even bigger project of making all 30 paintings in the collection AR-enabled.
Now's the time for the real artists and historians to take their space in the digital world.
I'm now trying to teach my children how to see the world through art, letting them know history and that not everything in life is always rainbows. A much healthier way to bring them up, I guess?
It's good to know that on certain occasions, Gateway Gallery would invite kids from different schools to explore the museum.
If you want to know more about this, feel free to bring your whole family to Sining Saysay Exhibit, located at the 5th level of the Gateway tower and I tell you, learning the Philippine history has never been this fun!
FREE to the public and is open Mondays to Sundays from 10am to 7pm.
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