Van Gogh, Ecomagination-Style

June 1, 2011

GE and London’s National Gallery just unveiled an ecomaginative collaboration – an installation of Van Gogh’s famous A Wheatfield with Cypresses, made from over 8,000 living plants and on display on the western side of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. The green doesn’t stop there: GE also contributed Jenbacher cogeneration heat and power engines that will help reduce the Gallery’s carbon footprint. Check out the photos below to see how Van Gogh’s vision bloomed again. The first photo is the actual painting:

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Sabine Pongruber

I love it. Saw the same ‘plant picture’ idea in Copenhagen 2010 and Madrid 2010. Who can I contact for more information about GE’s art co operations? Thanks.
linda

This is sovery cooool!!
Tatiana

Congrats to those who came up with this! Great idea! Lets do more of this!)
Pinaki

it’s beautiful! such a neat idea!
Ginger Van Hook

Wow. A totally totally cool and GREEN idea! I love it!
Gaby Siade

This is beyond cool!!! what can I do to participate in such things?
Thinking Flowers?

This totally made our day today, we were pleasantly surprised whilst meeting at The National Gallery. This got our imaginations going on green discussion! Thank You
Anna

The Christian Science Monitor highlights this in their June 20th issue under “The Culture” — 6 Picks, Recommendations From the Monitor Staff.
Mary-Lou Chall

What an intriguing way to bring art, in this case great art, to the people. Thank you GE.
Sam

A nice idea….but the living wall looks nothing like the picture, which is surely the point in the first place!!??
Mike Taylor

I was making my usual visit to the galleries in London and this made my day – fantastic – have you any ideas for others? Beautiful