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[rockstar1234]

A reproduction is a reproduction. And a high resolution image on a computer screen brings you no closer to the reality of a work of art than a halftone in a newspaper. That is pretty much my response to the Google Art Project, a new collaboration between the online behemoth and some of the greatest museums in the world, including the Hermitage, the Uffizi, the Rijksmuseum, the Metropolitan, the Museum of Modern Art, and a dozen others. Frankly, you don’t need me to describe the Art Project. Just go to www.googleartproject.com and see for yourself. A few paintings—they include van Gogh’s Starry Night and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus—are presented in such high resolution that I felt like a dermatologist examining the pores on a patient’s skin. And much of the rest consists of little more than virtual walks through selected museum galleries, with walls at times weirdly angled and paintings going in and out of focus. Museumgoing is turned into a computer game. The museumgoer is the robot.


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Museumgoing is turned into a computer game. The museumgoer is the robot.

I am not against the Art Project. I am not for it, either. If you slow down and focus on some of the works on display, you can, at least up to a point, experience the sensuousness of paint on canvas and the erotic chill of beautifully carved stone. Some may prefer this to turning the pages of a picture book. Some may be fascinated by what the Art Project does to works of art, the extent to which the technology enables you to sharpen the image or break it up into bite-sized bits.

[jaqeslevi]

I agree with you that the reproduction is very effective and also the resolution of the computer screen is the very important thing when you are using a laptop or computer.Google is the very famous search engine so it will helpful for your project.