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My pick: Corridor in the Asylum by Vincent van Gogh (plus other works by him)
Why? Vincent painted this while he was staying at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Rémy in France. The painting is often perceived as disturbing and claustrophobic: an absurdly long, seemingly endless corridor, with a small figure surrounded by the narrowing perspective.
But when I look at the painting, I can see someone GOING SOMEWHERE. That's what Van Gogh was trying to do: taking care of his health while continuing to pursue his career as an artist. Aren't we all trying to do the same?
During his time at Saint-Rémy, he created some of his most famous paintings. I decided to transform the corridor into an inspiration museum of Van Gogh's artistic journey, incorporating some of his other works (or based of) into the space. At the end of the corridor, a quote from Van Gogh awaits.
The way you connect the corridor’s narrowing perspective to persistence gives the painting a powerful emotional read. Turning that visual tension into an interactive museum journey sounds like a thoughtful extension of Van Gogh’s story.
Thanks, I had to be specific about the corridor that needed to feel tall and long to have a similar feeling of how Vincent could felt in the hospital, however, he was ther voluntarily and he made there some of his best paintings, that's why I thought of turning it into something...
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This is my 3rd and last submission, I have many Ideas so I combined them into one,
Inspired by:
1. Tip of a Pointer, Bayzantine 1080–1150 As cylindrical bullet seats
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466296
2. Watch pobably swiss, ca. 1815-20 As key charm
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/193359
3. i- Terracotta plate, Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, ca 330-300 BCE
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248185
ii- Plate, ott and Brewer American, Retailer Bailey, Banks & Biddle American, ca 1884-90
Link to Art:
iii- Plate America, ca. 1800-20
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/5996
iv- Plate, Spanish, late 14th-early 15th century
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468520
v- Plate, 1736-95
Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/6448
As Ear Rings
What I built:
I made a video which shows the use of old Art as being used in modern daily life as different objects
Why I built:
I built this because I think the old Art can be used in modern day if we look it from new and different perspective, I wanted to give a different point of view to everyone for seeing the old Art differently
In short I used multiple old art works and I tried to show how they can be used in today's life
In all my three submission I focused on the Judging points specially, building the world around the art, and changing one thing about it, and making it feel realistic
Instagram Post Link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc84QrYNYrE/
Twitter(X) Post Link:
https://x.com/AhmadSauleh/status/2096623920396796398?s=20
How did you came up with this idea, It is really nice for using the old Art as new things such as Ear rings, seats, keychain
Meet NOVA — a limited capsule collection of padel rackets inspired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access collection.
Instead of keeping centuries of art locked behind glass, I wanted to bring these masterpieces directly into play. Padel is dynamic, fast, and high-impact. By pairing ancient craftsmanship with performance carbon fiber, each racket becomes a true material rebirth — not just a print on a frame.
Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMWdmlPqhR0
FLORA Canvas: https://app.flora.ai/join-project/b0175763-2c3f-4e95-9763-dfc1f0f18ba1
Post on X: https://x.com/yurii_oleskiv/status/2096981092519551428
Featured artifacts from The Met Archive:
Length of painted silk: 18th-century French textile with floral bouquets on turquoise silk.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/239345
Tunic: 15th–16th century Incan royal garment with iconic red-and-black checkerboard weave.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/751901
Glass hexagonal amphoriskos: 1st-century Roman mold-blown cobalt glass vessel.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245376
Vase (Grueby Pottery): Early 20th-century Arts and Crafts vessel with matte cucumber-green glaze.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19839
Guitar: Late 17th-century European baroque instrument inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503932
Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll: 15th-century Joseon porcelain decorated in cobalt blue.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37557
"Wild Rose" Lily vase: Late 19th-century Favrile blown glass designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21617
Under the Wave off Kanagawa: Iconic c. 1830–32 color woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39799
Sweetmeat dish: 17th-century European segmented ceramic serving platter with radial patterns.
The Met Archive - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/200731
Everything was conceived, iterated, and directed inside FLORA. The node-based canvas made it effortless to link raw archival references, dial in textures, and build cinematic promo renders & videos in one workspace.
A limited series built for the court today... that might just end up back behind the museum glass a century from now.
Created for the challenge by @FLORA x @Contra HQ . #FLORAMuseum #Contra
I'm impressed by your work! These padel rackets are insane, and the way you showed them are blowing my mind!
What do you get when you combine photography and painting?
This weekend I used Midjourney to explore a visual direction that blends painted flowers into a photorealistic scene, bringing the two mediums together into something slightly surreal.
Using the new v8.2 Edit Model with personalization, it understood the prompt well, even though I only attached the subject as a reference.
Prompt is included in the comments.
What do you think of this style?
Really cool direction! Blending painted textures into a realistic garden scene works so well. Looks great!