It's an odd sensation. Houses of Parliament, Sunset 1904. Oil on canvas. Monet's paintings remind us that we are surrounded by a world of color and beauty, but we are also surrounded by a world of vibrations. Paul Tucker is a professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, and the author of several books on Monet's life and work.
Paintings project themselves off the wall through color, sound through waves of emotion.
It was here that he returned after his vacation in Italy. Monet designed and built a series of gardens and ponds at Giverny, that were in themselves works of art. And they became inspirations for whole series of his paintings. Today, Giverny has become a prime destination for tourists from all over the world. And as they leave Monet's house and gardens, they must pass through a tunnel to reach the lily ponds, leaving their own imprint on the soundscape.