Technology in the Arts: How many of you have ever imagined being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair? Driven by his passion for art, Amit Sood developed Art Project to let people do just that. The Google Art Project includes various museums from nine different countries, which provides people an access to artworks worldwide. It’s not uncommon, many people and organizations began to think about “online museums” years ago. However, I found two important features, which I rarely notice on other similar websites, that differentiate Google Art Project from others—–the extremely high pixels (10 billion) and the collection button.
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This is a difficult topic, because I want to both praise and disregard such innovations. The fact that we are able, with technology, to explore major artistic pieces and share them with people who might not have had a chance to ever see them, or any art at all, is a huge step forward in the promotion of the arts. Making art accessible to all is a noble and very important endeavor, and I completely support this aspect of the project. There's a part of me however that is saddened by the idea that something like this could be compared to a museum; I think there's nothing quite like the feeling of walking down a hallway filled with impressive artwork, be it masters from the past or contemporary wonders. Despite this, I definitely agree that this is a positive union between technology and the arts, and a strong example of what can be done to reach out to as many as possible with our means.
I was initially skeptical of digital museums after reading the title of the article. The article does present some interesting points, however, and makes this project not sound so bad after all. I don't think that a viewer can connect with a piece of artwork via a computer as much as they can in real life, looking at the original, however the added benefits of digital reproduction may outweigh the loss of tangible authenticity. Since the images are at a 10 billion pixel resolution, one can see much more than what can be seen with the naked eye.
i think that what this project will be great for is sparking an initial interest in people who originally might not have had access to these prestigious works and museums. Bringing art outside of the snooty white walled "high art" museum world is something that contemporary artists have been struggling with for a while, and this is an interesting way to merge the museum world with the real world. And I would think that seeing these works digitally and becoming familiar with them in this way would invoke a desire to actually see them in person. The only thing I'm not so crazy about is the collection bit. I have some qualms with treating the Starry Night as a playing card that you can email your friends to impress them.
While this is really cool, impressive, and could be a great research tool, I dont really like this idea as an "instead of museums" perhaps as an "addition to" it could be really useful. Going to a museum is such a different and more powerful experience than looking at a computer screen. It makes me sad to think that some people might skip museums now in favor of the online one. I think the online museum is a great tool for researching art and art awareness. For example you might come across an art piece that you had never heard of and then be inspired to go see it which is fantastic. I also think it could be a good tool to have after visiting a museum so you could look back at everything you saw, and I really like the sharing with your friends idea. The "collection" thing seems cool too, but I would probably use it more as an art bucket list of sorts.
There is nothing like getting in the trance of museums and staring for hours at paintings. Getting to be around so much art and soaking it all in at once is amazing. That being said this online museum seems pretty great. It allows access to people art that many people don't have. The detail is pretty amazing and their are no long lines or expenses to be annoyed about. After perusing the website for 10 minutes myself I was sucked into the world of Frida Kahlo and could see all of her originals in my own home. I loved it! Maybe this is the wave of the future?
I find that this idea is really cool but Google is taking over a lot of markets going from a simple search engine with a few employees to a large and substantial company that has their hand in a lot of different industries. I wonder where they feel that they are off to and if the companies will collapse in the future. Also the philosophy, if you are good at one thing or just ok in a lot of things and I wonder what Google thinks of this because the one thing that they started with they are really good with but the rest are just ok. I hope that Google stays a leader in the search engine and software world.
I really enjoy this. Having the ability to access any famous art piece whenever necessary is an extremely useful ability. Not only can you view art pieces that are kept on the other side of the world but you can view many of them much closer than you normally would be able to. However its important that this be used as a supplement and research tool and not actually take the place of real museums because the real art pieces have something that digital copies cannot communicate.
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