Virtual Art Gallery

Abstract

Art forms and mediums kept developing with the evolution of human civilization. Thereby from time to time, the way artists presented their arts have also changed. From the paintings on the cave wall to the virtual life we have now with the help of electronic media, the sole purpose was to present the artworks effectively. As the technology right now is on a pick, I felt the necessity to present the classic arts, in a modern form, which can be parallel to the era we are living in. Thereby, a virtual art gallery is the best way an artist could present his arts through an interactive manner. Initially, the plan for such a virtual art gallery was proposed to the ingenious artist, Respected Arif Ahmed. As the goal of this project is to modernize the presentation styles of arts, Paintings of Arif Ahmed was the best choice for me. He has introduced science inspired paintings in wide scale for the first time and thereby his paintings are perfect fit to be included in this modern form of Art gallery. The Plan of the gallery and it's functionality was drawn in flowcharts first. Then with the help of several software, (e.g- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Autodest 3ds Max, Unity) the project was developed through several challenging steps. Finally a virtual art gallery was deployed as a desktop application. The final version of the application deployed, has the functions to walk through a virtual gallery, See the paintings, gather information about them in both texts and voice over, and also to know about the artist and contact information, in one single file.