Neuro-artist's brushes: AI revived rare graphics by Chagall, Picasso and Matisse

A robot artist, a technological mirror and a computer canvas — such modern tools complemented the new exhibition of printmaking by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso in the newly opened ArtVitok space on Pushkinskaya Embankment in Gorky Park. The exhibition features more than 30 original works of printmaking by artists from the Altmans Gallery collection and private collectors. The details are in the Izvestia report.

20th century art through the lens of technology

Chamber atmosphere, soft light, modern technology and three of the greatest names in the art of the 20th century — Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. From July 23 to August 30, the ArtVitok space hosts the exhibition "In the City of Dreamers", which allows not only to get acquainted with the graphics of recognized masters, but also to see how classical art enters into a dialogue with digital solutions.

The exhibition features more than 30 prints from the Altmans Gallery collection and private collections. Most of the works belong to Marc Chagall — about 20 sheets. It is his self-portrait that greets visitors at the entrance. It is enough to point the smartphone camera at it, click on the "start art" button, and the AR animation will open. Colorful garlands, stars and colored circles appear around the image. Those who once caught Pokemon in the city using augmented reality will surely shed a tear of nostalgia.

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In total, five animated works can be seen at the exhibition using technology: three by Chagall, one by Matisse and one by Picasso. For other exhibits, augmented reality offers brief information about the authors and the history of creation.

The venue of the exhibition was not chosen by chance. For each of the three artists, the city was not just a decoration, but a space of memory, love, creativity and freedom. Here are Vitebsk, native to Chagall, and Paris, which he loved, Matisse's fascination with North Africa and Algeria, as well as five Picasso illustrations for Aristophanes' ancient comedy Lysistrata.

— Among this airy, light-filled space, the theme of the city reveals itself in several guises at once. We see an antique, romantic and timeless city. It is equally important that Matisse and Picasso became famous in many ways thanks to the Russian collector Sergei Shchukin, who was one of the first to acquire their works," art critic Natalia Vasilyeva told Izvestia.

After enjoying the authentic creations of the masters, you can play the artist yourself. For this, the creators of the project have provided a neuroholst. Imagine: You swipe your finger across the tablet and the image you created appears on the big screen in real time in the style of Chagall, Matisse or Picasso.

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Two meters from the canvas is a mirror screen, also created on the basis of artificial intelligence. Anyone can see themselves through the eyes of each of the masters. The technological attraction is completed by a robot artist. First, he takes a portrait picture, and then draws a portrait with a permanent marker in a few minutes with a mechanical hand.

— This is an exhibition experience, and it's no coincidence that we call it that. It's not enough to just look at the works hanging on the walls. We have created a special set design: if you raise your head, you can see a floating installation inspired by Chagall's works and executed in his color palette. In addition, a technological layer has appeared in the exhibition, which helps to live a deeper encounter with art," Anastasia Lepikhova, an art critic and producer of the MTS event project team, told Izvestia.

Digital technologies do not compete with the museum space today, but they are becoming a working tool that helps to engage the viewer in a dialogue with classical art. In ArtVitka, neural networks, augmented reality and a robot artist do not try to replace the originals of Chagall, Matisse and Picasso, but allow us to take the first step towards understanding them. And perhaps this format will attract those who are used to looking at the world through a smartphone screen to the museum environment.