Google Art Project
I am obsessed with the Google Art Project that recently launched. This is an insanely close look at the tears being cried by a mother in “No Woman, No Cry” by one of my favorite British artists Chris Ofili. When you view this work from a distance, you actually cannot see the detail of this young man’s face encapsulated in blue — in person, you cannot even see the level of detail afforded by Google.
Also captured above is a screen shot of the same work of art under black light conditions so you can see the dedication to the young man who inspired the work of art. A view of the artwork I had never seen before [even though I’ve been lucky enough to see this at the Tate].
This by no means replaces the museum experience, but there is going to be a new level of scholarly analysis open to art history students, even if they cannot get to the museum itself.
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The Google Art Project spans many different eras of art, as well as collections of art at museums around the world — excited to see how far it expands [i am hoping for some privately-owned collections to come online].
