Augmented Reality (AR) Presentation of Castiglione’s Virtual Flowers

This AR installation is modeled after The Golden Calf, the pioneering 1995 virtual art installation by Professor Jeffrey Shaw of the City University of Hong Kong. The installation brings to life Giuseppe Castiglione’s still-life masterpieces Gathering of Auspicious Signs and Vase of Flowers as life-size virtual 3D illusions. Viewers use a digital tablet to explore the virtual vases and their flowers, which appear atop two pedestals. Pick up the vase with your hand and see how delicately Castiglione renders the auspicious Chinese symbols and exquisite flowers!