Technology
Museums at your fingertips
How cool would it be if you could just see an exhibit online, rather than dealing with parking and sometimes a logistical nightmare of just getting there and then contending with the crowds? Well, it may be a possibility pretty soon. From the Independent, a London paper, mind you not found in a US media outlet: In the spirit of the online art movement, renowned contemporary art institution, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has collaborated with YouTube and computer manufacturer HP to launch an online biennial of artist-created videos called YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video….The screen-based exhibition aims to collect artwork from some of “the most exceptional talent…
Rice Field Follow Up
I’ve written about the artistic rice paddy fields in Japan before but this video explains the creative and engineering process of getting the images to sprout in the rice fields. What an innovative idea that not only brings this village community together by involving them in the process but brings tourism to their town. Rice Paddy Art. Watch more top selected videos about: The Early Show (video disabled by CBS) This is even more interesting to me now that my son Jackson has returned from Sewanee’s summer school and it’s official, he will be attending The University of the South in the fall. (I know, it’s kinda late in the…
Digital Mural Restoration
I found this mention of the conservation of these Renaissance murals at the Brömserhof Museum in Ruedesheim, Germany, just fascinating. It seems such a practical idea to use the scanning of original photos of these murals with some Photoshop or Illustrator technology (looks like) to enable the necessary steps to replication and repair. Kudos! It makes perfect sense to use digital technology for mural restoration. What a fabulous restoration project to be working on… Another inspirational mural mention that I discovered this week, is Corinne Ulman’s golden leaf mural, on the Griffin Court Condominium, at 800 10th Avenue on the corner of West 53rd Street, Manhattan. It is just gorgeous.…
