Dafen Oil Painting Village and the Museum of Other Realities

Jeremy Kirshbaum

In Articles, Design, Emerging technology, High Delta Markets Posted January 24, 2019

Dafen Oil Painting Village is a little like a factory, a little like a town, and a little like an open air art gallery. Located in the southern China city of Shenzhen, it is a collective of 20,000 artists and entrepreneurs. They sell millions of paintings piecewise and at scale throughout the world, totaling 56% of all commercial art in Europe and the Untied States, according to official sources. They achieve economies of scale emergently, with little reliance on central coordination.

In 2017, I used 3D scans, 360 video, photos, and traditional video to create an artistic experience a to immerse the experiencer in the feeling of Dafen.

I’m happy to report that the experience was accepted to be showcased by the Museum of Other Realities. The MoR is a platform for creators, explorers, and artists to connect, share, and experience new media together with others from all over the world. This museum is home to works of VR artists from around the world.

If you have an HTC Vive at home, you can download a standalone version of the Dafen experience on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/960270/Dafen_Oil_Painting_Village_An_Immersive_Reality/

If you are a virtual reality creator or artist, let me know and I will attempt to get you an invite into the MoR sometime soon.

Paintings at Dafen Oil Painting Village.

Inside the Museum of Other Realities.