Blind people all over the world are isolated from enjoying masterpieces of art and feeling their own culture and history. However, the size of the world is amazing. With the continuous progress of science and technology, new things will always emerge. At present, several paintings of Correggio are collected in Madrid Prado Museum. They are exquisite 3D copies of famous paintings, and visitors can touch them through 3D printing technology. Although they are only some replicas, they are enough to satisfy the diligent pursuit of art by the blind or visually impaired. The relief printing technology used by Prado Museum comes from the Spanish 3D printing company Estudios Durero, who developed a unique 3D printing technology, which they called Didú. This technology mainly relies on a chemical ink that can be cured by UV lamps, enabling them to make 3D copies with both texture and color.
Let the blind really experience the beauty of texture and color of these the world famous paintings art treasures by touching the three-dimensional relief images. "This project has attracted a lot of attention throughout Europe, and we are also exploring the possibility of cooperation with other institutions in the future." Belasco, the chief designer of Duro, who is in charge of the replica project of 3D famous paintings in Prado Museum, said: "Now, most museum directors have decided to make truly noble works of art accessible to a wider audience. With these technologies, we have the responsibility and obligation to combine education, art and modern scientific and technological means to transform digital images into barrier-free images and provide blind and visually impaired people with an opportunity to use this part of culture with us. These are all things we should do. " Although the details of this technology are kept strictly confidential, Belasco explained as follows: This technology needs to first select those paintings that have important artistic value but do not contain too many details to make high-resolution images, and then the designer will integrate the details of the paintings into the new images and print them with special ink. At this time, it is necessary to ensure that the selected materials can accurately show every detail in the painting when it is finally imaged. Then, the compound is added in the pre-marked area to make it have external texture and three-dimensional effect. "It's similar to adding yeast to bread to make it swell," Belasco explained. Finally, the real image is filled with the original color, and then printed according to the outline. Then the surface of the picture is chemically treated, and the whole process takes forty hours. In this process, some paintings are slightly reduced, because some paintings are too big, so it is meaningless to copy them as they are.
? From now until June 28th, 20 15, the Prado Museum will hold a refreshing "Touch Prado" exhibition in the world famous paintings, including six famous paintings with different styles. The Prado Museum in Madrid is considered to be one of the greatest museums in the world, and it is also the most comprehensive and authoritative art gallery for collecting Spanish paintings. Now advanced 3D technology has been introduced, and Braille and voice guide are specially equipped to facilitate people to watch the exhibition. This innovative exhibition form turns the famous art painting into a touching new attempt, which not only helps the blind and visually impaired to appreciate the world's art treasures, but also provides a new special perspective for normal people to experience painting.
This project is part of the cooperation between the museum and a local non-profit organization called ONCE.
The organization is mainly committed to providing employment opportunities for the blind in Spain. Interestingly, this exhibition is not the first time that the museum has taken such a fancy to visually impaired people. Prior to this, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of London and the Louvre all held "moving workshops" for the visually impaired. However, this is the first time to use 3D printing technology. Those who love these painters might as well go there and experience it for themselves now. Details of Leonardo da Vinci's world famous work Mona Lisa
A visitor from Prado Museum visited the exhibition and touched it carefully with his finger to understand the composition of the painting.
The purpose of the Spanish studio is to open the door to appreciate famous paintings to people who love art all over the world.
A visitor is feeling the famous painting Vulcan Furnace printed in 3D through touch.
The purpose of the Spanish studio is to open the door to appreciate famous paintings to people who love art all over the world.
A visitor is feeling the famous painting Vulcan Furnace printed in 3D through touch.