Comments on: Art.sy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 03:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ian Arnold http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1554621 Ian Arnold Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1554621 I've been in the beta for this for about 6 months. I'm excited to see they have gone live with it and have found it extremely useful in expanding my knowledge of artists. It has had a very large effect on my personal artwork. As for the comment about not being the same as seeing something in person, I agree. But, for someone who can not travel, like myself, it is an incredible resource to see high res images of a lot of artwork that I would never have access to in my local galleries and museums. I’ve been in the beta for this for about 6 months. I’m excited to see they have gone live with it and have found it extremely useful in expanding my knowledge of artists. It has had a very large effect on my personal artwork.

As for the comment about not being the same as seeing something in person, I agree. But, for someone who can not travel, like myself, it is an incredible resource to see high res images of a lot of artwork that I would never have access to in my local galleries and museums.

]]> By: jetson joe http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1552608 jetson joe Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1552608 It is totally awesome for visual artists, students and anyone interested in the arts. So much lies below the surface upon exploration...large format images of the artwork is truly wonderful. It has an extensive visual collection and growing...and oh so relevant to today's art world.  Highly recommend to visit and stay awhile.   It is totally awesome for visual artists, students and anyone interested in the arts. So much lies below the surface upon exploration…large format images of the artwork is truly wonderful. It has an extensive visual collection and growing…and oh so relevant to today’s art world. 
Highly recommend to visit and stay awhile.  

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1552519 niktemadur Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1552519 While I agree that nothing can replace being in the physical presence of the artwork, there is one very nice advantage to looking at paintings in a monitor:  the image is backlit, which makes the colors come alive in a whole other way. While I agree that nothing can replace being in the physical presence of the artwork, there is one very nice advantage to looking at paintings in a monitor:  the image is backlit, which makes the colors come alive in a whole other way.

]]> By: wss233 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1552348 wss233 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1552348 Except people are not going to be "browsing through canvases and sculptures on their monitors." What a weird sentence. They're going to be looking at reproductions of those things. It's nice that people will be able to browse reference images, but digital photos can't replace actually looking at art objects irl, especially when those objects (like a painting) are geared towards close looking in person. Maybe Art.Sy should think about hosting artworks specifically designed to be viewed on the web... Except people are not going to be “browsing through canvases and sculptures on their monitors.” What a weird sentence. They’re going to be looking at reproductions of those things. It’s nice that people will be able to browse reference images, but digital photos can’t replace actually looking at art objects irl, especially when those objects (like a painting) are geared towards close looking in person. Maybe Art.Sy should think about hosting artworks specifically designed to be viewed on the web…

]]> By: David Wattenbarger http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1552002 David Wattenbarger Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1552002 here is the NY Times link referenced:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/arts/design/artsy-is-mapping-the-world-of-art-on-the-web.html?smid=pl-share here is the NY Times link referenced:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/arts/design/artsy-is-mapping-the-world-of-art-on-the-web.html?smid=pl-share

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/art-sy.html#comment-1551929 niktemadur Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185936#comment-1551929 Hmmm... something <a href="http://art.sy/artwork/kianja-strobert-untitled-1" rel="nofollow">like this</a> and in "Related Artworks" or "Visually Similar", nothing by Clifford Still...  Ah! "There are no Clyfford Still works on Art.sy yet". OMG, they've got one of the <a href="http://art.sy/artwork/francis-picabia-femmes-au-bull-dog" rel="nofollow">Picabia nudes</a>! You know, the visual archive seems to be quite extensive, thanks for the tip. Hmmm… something like this and in “Related Artworks” or “Visually Similar”, nothing by Clifford Still…  Ah! “There are no Clyfford Still works on Art.sy yet”.

OMG, they’ve got one of the Picabia nudes!

You know, the visual archive seems to be quite extensive, thanks for the tip.

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