They say that you know great art when you see it. These days, however, one young boy in Washington State is looking to take “seeing” out of the equation completely.
Luc Gandarias is just twelve years old, but he’s already doing his part to help an entire community experience art in an entirely new way. Like fellow youth humanitarian Jazz Jennings, Luc doesn’t let his age get in the way of making a difference.
His particular passion? Bringing some of the world’s most important fine art to the blind. Luc, who is legally blind himself, has teamed up with a company called 3D PhotoWorks to help introduce the sightless to famous works of art like Mona Lisa and Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait.
Like this technology that helps the deaf hear for the first time, the idea is to help the blind experience things that they might never otherwise experience, by recreating famous works as 3-D renderings that are “visible” to the hands of an individual with impaired vision.
People who have spent their whole lives hearing about the Mona Lisa and her mysterious smile, or about Van Gogh’s energetic brushwork, finally get the chance to experience those sensations first hand.
But the biggest hit amongst all of 3D PhotoWorks printed renderings isn’t an artistic masterpiece — it’s an ordinary map of Washington State. Famous art is wonderful, but there’s simply no place like home! Learn more about this inventive art project in the video below.
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