{"id":2094,"date":"2024-11-04T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2024-11-06T23:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T23:02:05","slug":"a-sprawling-garden-opening-next-spring-embodies-van-goghs-starry-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/a-sprawling-garden-opening-next-spring-embodies-van-goghs-starry-night\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sprawling Garden Opening Next Spring Embodies Van Gogh\u2019s \u2018Starry Night\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A Sprawling Garden Opening Next Spring Embodies Van Gogh&#8217;s &#8216;Starry Night&#8217;\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Two decades ago, Halim Zukic purchased a 173-acre plot of land in a verdant valley near his hometown of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He conceived of a retreat, where his love of nature and landscape design could open to the public. But it wasn&#8217;t until 2018 that the businessman and art enthusiast began replicating details of one of the world&#8217;s most recognizable paintings on an enormous scale. <\/p>\n<p>While working on the property one day, Zukic observed some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lesliekatz\/2024\/10\/14\/art-lover-recreates-van-gogh-classic-starry-night-as-sprawling-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tractor tracks<\/a> that reminded him the swirls and waves of <a href=\"\/tags\/vincent-van-gogh\">Vincent van Gogh<\/a>\u2019s seminal work from 1889, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/79802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Starry Night<\/a>.&#8221; With plenty of motivation but less of a clear plan, he and an amateur team intuitively followed the contours of the land and made numerous adjustments over time to achieve visual and spatial harmony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Sprawling Garden Embodies Van Gogh&#039;s &#039;Starry Night&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjY8niuvOHo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The elaborate design for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starrynightretreat.ba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starry Night Retreat<\/a>, which employs lavender and a variety of other herbs as its medium, is characterized primarily by the absence of straight lines. The estate encompasses a 25-acre park within its overall footprint, which includes meeting places like a natural amphitheater.<\/p>\n<p>The project &#8220;honors Vincent van Gogh and those who bravely pursue their passions despite the sacrifices required,&#8221; says hospitality manager Merjem Zuki\u0107. &#8220;Mr. Zukic views the retreat as a unique space where nature and art blend, enabling visitors to reconnect with essential elements of their being and engage their senses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starry Night Retreat is slated to open to the public next May. Find more on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starrynightretreat.ba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444493 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-5-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444487 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-2-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444492 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-8-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444489 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-4-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444488 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-3-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444491 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-7-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444486 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat-1-960x639-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/11\/starry-night-retreat\/\">A Sprawling Garden Opening Next Spring Embodies Van Gogh&#8217;s &#8216;Starry Night&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two decades ago, Halim Zukic purchased a 173-acre plot of land in a verdant valley near his hometown of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He conceived of a retreat, where his love of nature and landscape design could open to the public. 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