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p>Tate Gallery teams up with Minecraft By Dougal Shaw Technology reporter

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p>21 November 2014

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p>The Tate Gallery is going to exhibit some of its most acclaimed works in 3D form, within the virtual world of the computer game Minecraft. But is this a good way to appreciate art?

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p>Have you ever thought about stepping into the painting and going for a look around it?

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p>The Tate invites you to climb over its artworks and enjoy taking a look.

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p>There will be no security guards watching.

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p>It has teamed up with the Minecraft creators - an online computer game where millions of players carefully create fantasy worlds block-by-block to create 3D versions for two of its paintings in the form of a virtual gallery.

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p>Andre Derain's 1906 painting The Pool of London, and Christopher Nevinson's painting of New York, Soul of the Soulless City (1920) are the first two paintings to receive this digital 3D makeover.

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p>Jane Burton, Tate Media's Creative Director, explains that visitors will see a white cube that represents the Tate Gallery.

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p>"You enter the room with the painting in front of you.

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p>"What you can do is walk up to the painting and literally dive into it. This is where the adventure starts."

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p>Enter the art of

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p>Visitors will have the chance to engage with the painting's world.

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p>You can take a train ride and get an overview of Nevinson's cityscape, for example. Stop for sandwiches while you wait for the builders to finish building tall buildings.

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p>Visitors should be wary of pirates along the Thames while visiting Derain's photograph. They can also experiment with explosive paint pigments.

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p>"You take on challenges and activities that relate to the themes of the artwork. https://pastelink.net/submit </p>

p>"It's art, history, and adventure," says Jane Burton who's children introduced her to the wonders of Minecraft.

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p>Adam Clarke, a well-known Minecraft creator, initially suggested that Minecraft exhibits be created.

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p>He proposed the idea for Tate's IK Prize, which is given to an idea which utilizes digital technology to inspire people in the arts.

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p>Tate utilized the skills of other famous Minecraft builders, like Featherblade, Featherblade, Dragnoz and Featherblade, to create the worlds that were inspired from the famous photos.

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p>But not everyone is convinced.

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p>Perspective

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p>These Minecraft creations will provide younger, new audiences familiarity with art, so that when they see the originals in galleries, it's as "seeing an old friend" According to Times art critic Rachel Campbell Johnston.

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p>This feeling of recognition, "like seeing celebrities" is a powerful tool for art appreciation and encouraging viewers.

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p>"But paradoxically the Minecraft games themselves provide an experience that is more pleasant," she continues.

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p>"It is more of an entertainment than an imaginative relationship to the painting. 3D mapping in Minecraft replaces real painting's illusionistic surface and does the work for me."

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p>Digital opening

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p>You can download the two works of Derain and Nevinson beginning Monday

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p>Players have to pay to join the Minecraft community, however the maps that are available for download of Tate's pictures are free.

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p>With six more 3D masterpieces in the pipeline Many will be keeping an eye to see how large the queues are on Monday the day that Tate's Minecraft exhibition opens its digital doors.

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