After a wicked weekend of 4th of July awesomeness coming back to work is nice. This week at SITE we've got the Art Fair, Intro to the Art Auction and for me more editing. What a week!
For class though we are asked to chat about this groovy thing Google is doing for Art.
What is the ‘Art Project’?
A unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online in extraordinary detail.
This is a way to get High Def art out into the world. To folks who may never get the opportunity to travel to the art location and see it for them self. The images and the environment takes you to the museum. The navigation is a little odd and probably could use a little work on the smooth transition down the halls and to next piece of art. But all in all a good idea for a museum experience.
Google Art Project!
I feel it doesn't take away viewing the art in real life. Seeing a Van Gogh in person is amazing and Google Arts is more like a preview.
Who has access?
Google Explorers. If you can "google" you can be a part of this project.
Who controls the art we see online?
As I move through the museum it seems like the Google people are the ones have the most control, but
How can I get my museum added to the project?
Please check back here for more news soon on new museums being added to the projects.
It seems like there could be more applications for this kind of project. We will just have to "check back soon" to see if the google gods will allow it to happen.
Enjoy!
