The Prado Museum in Madrid had an unusual exhibition in June, at which blind people could enjoy classical paintings by touching their texture and relief. I love this. What an amazing, creative, thoughtful idea.
Touching the Prado
03 Thursday Sep 2015
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LOL, my first reaction was; How are they going to protect the canvases from all those finger prints? Tactile Art, great idea! Thanks for sharing, greetings.
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Haha! Yes, so often I’ve seen art and wanted to touch it, but no, not feasible. It’s a grand idea for sure. Thanks for visiting the Cloud and commenting onnovocks.
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What a wonderful idea, and watching the video made me think how under-developed a sense of touch we sighted people likely have in comparison. Not to be flippant, but blind people could likely perhaps make sensational lovers. Noli mi tangere! Oh, go on then.
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That’s very possible H – ‘reading’ the body with hands to see it – that must involve a fair amount of intense focus. Perhaps that’s why some people like blindfolds. That had never occurred to me before.
And yes, a truly wonderful one. smiles
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What an absolute treat. I always had this idea that blind people would have a higher developed sense of self and their environment. The fact that so much distraction has been removed to allow such deep introspection- a true gift. In that means, they are the opposite of blind, and the ones who do see, are blinded by means of sight.
When I walk along the beach; I like to close my eyes and keep at a normal pace. It’s interesting to observe the length of time before a certain distrust arises. Even though there is obviously nothing to run into. The periods in-between peaks lessen over time and I hope to walk jetty to jetty – one day- completely ‘eye’ blind. 🙂
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Yes, we would ‘see’ very little using touch alone at the exhibition, though I would still very much like to go myself and feel them all. (The paintings, not the blind people).
Walking outside with your eyes shut is absolutely all about trust. I like your experiment Jessie. Even within the most comfortable of habitats, I think many people would be uncomfortable sitting with their eyes shut if others were also in the room. Who knows what might be going on? When the senses are heightened, fear and pleasure become as equals.
For myself, I think it would depend on which beach it was. nods I think I may give it a whirl the next time I find myself on one (a beach rather than a blind person).
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Oh my, what you could do with a Pollack!
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laughs, a whirlwind of images and a roller-coaster adventure, all in one!
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what a great idea
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Isn’t it?!
A fine Sunday to you mak smiles.
s.u.t.Cloud
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You too friend, a fine Sunday in the clouds from us down here
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They do provide tactile images for certain artworks in seveal major British Galleries too, such as the National Gallery and the British Museum. It’s an excellent idea.
The Prado of course has a spectacular collection, one of the very best in the world. It’s worth visiting Madrid just to see it.
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I was unaware of that, how marvellous, there should be more!
Have you been to The Prado Alastair? It does look rather good.
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I have indeed and it is amazing. They have a world-class collection of paintings by Velazquez, the Garden of Earthly delights by Heironymous Bosch, a huge collection of artworks by Goya and, most surprising of all, a spectacular full-length portrait of King Henry VIII by Holbein. That’s a rarity – a major artwork of a British monarch hanging overseas. There are world-famous pictures in almost every room.
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“the Garden of Earthly delights by Heironymous Bosch” – I’d love to see that! And the Goya, and all the rest for that matter. I shall pencil it onto the Cloud’s bucket and spade list. smiles.
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That does put the hell in hello for us here at Clouds ‘R’ Us President and Founder frowns. They will go to all manner of lengths it seems to try and squeeze cash out of fair minded (probably) folks who have used up all their (very necessary) space in WP. Don’t give up!!
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Well, I guess some things are the way they are, and others somewhat similar.
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This reminds me of a garden for blind people in a park nearby. The plants are tactile with intense scents – a wonderful experience even for the sighted 🙂
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What a fine idea that is too Emy. I have a tendency to feel plants when i come across them. It’s all the better when they have an aroma like, say Bergamot, whose flowers are something for the nose to behold smiles.
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This is fantastic! I wonder that it took so long to come up with something like this!
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It really is. What an inspired idea, the world should be more tactile! Thanks for bobbing over Rachel smiles.
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