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Artist Visualizes a “Hot Art Exhibition” Filled With Melting Masterpieces

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Imagine visiting an art gallery during the hottest day of the year, but the air conditioning doesn’t work, and all of the paintings literally start to melt and drip paint from their frames. This surreal, nightmare scenario is the concept for the Hot Exhibition digital art series by Vienna-based multidisciplinary artist Alper Dostal.

The series of excruciatingly realistic, 3D visualizations sees famous paintings—including Edvard Munch’s The Scream and Van Gogh’s Starry Night—turn into melting masterpieces. Each image depicts a curator’s worst nightmare, where disastrous drips of thick paint trickles from the most famous paintings in the world onto the gallery floor. Dostal describes his work as “a little bit weird, humorous and with a drip of sarcasm, but often with a story behind.”

You can find more of Dostal’s incredible work on Instagram and buy prints from the Hot Exhibition series on his website.

Multidisciplinary artist Alper Dostal visualizes an art curator’s worst nightmare…

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

What would happen if a gallery had no air conditioning during an extremely hot summer day?

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

The Hot Art Exhibition digital art series features famous paintings that have turned into melting masterpieces.

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

You can almost hear the disastrous drips of thick paint trickling onto the gallery floor.

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Hot Art Exhibition Digital Art by Alper Dostal

Alper Dostal: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Behance

My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Alper Dostal.

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Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Originally from Northern Ireland, she is an artist now based in Berlin. After graduating with a BA in Fashion and Textile Design in 2013, Emma decided to combine her love of art with her passion for writing. Emma has contributed to various art and culture publications, with an aim to promote and share the work of inspiring modern creatives. While she writes every day, she’s also devoted to her own creative outlet—Emma hand-draws illustrations and is currently learning 2D animation.
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