A few of the most notable works are discussed below. (There are also prints in the cabins as well as decorative items in the restaurants). Rather, their abstraction forms and/or colors enhance the areas in which they have been placed.Īs is true on most cruise ships, the major works in the collection are in the public areas. The majority of the works, however, are not confrontational. They are provocative, sometimes disturbing not pleasant holiday scenes. Even the figurative works are not depictions of reality but rather of dream worlds or of nightmarish visions. “In essence, the art program is taken to a level it has never gone before - beyond one' imagination,” says Mariangela Capuzzo of International Corporate Art.Īccordingly, the collection has a surrealistic element.
The title of the collection is: “The Wonder of Our World, A Journey Into the Unimaginable.” Its objective is to add a new dimension to the areas of the ship, one of the unexpected. While the artwork includes paintings and sculpture, there are also works incorporating such up-to-the-minute mediums as digital technology and video. Similarly, the mediums used by the artists are consistent with the fact that Symphony was built to incorporate the latest technology.
Thus, the variety of voices in the collection is in harmony with the fact that Symphony's passengers and crew are international. The artists represented in the collection come from all over the world including Albania, Argentina, Austria, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. It was assembled in partnership with Royal's long-time art adviser International Corporate Art. Symphony's collection is composed of contemporary art. It includes 13,347 works, which Royal Caribbean points out is “more works of art than the Louvre.” While the Louvre's collection, which includes countless masterpieces by the likes of Leonardo and Michelangelo, still has a slight edge in terms of quality, Symphony's is not a bad cruise ship collection. As on the previous Oasis-class ships, Symphony of the Seas has an extensive art collection.
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