Fulcrum by Richard Serra, London, England
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With images from over 8,000 collections and more than 29,000 artists, Bridgeman Art Library is a comprehensive source for fine art, architectural and historical images. Bridgeman’s search tools allow the user to browse the collection thematically (architecture, land and sea, emotions and ideas, etc.) and by image type (black and white photograph, object, illustration, etc.), artist, and participating collections.
Printing press by Kiel Johson, in “Publish or Perish” showing at Mark Moore Gallery
Painter and Sculptor Kiel Johnson constructed a working camera from only cardboard, hot glue and tape. Twin Lens Reflex, a functioning pinhole camera, is a whimsical commentary on digital technology and its ever-growing obsolescence. View a time lapse video of Johnson constructing the camera.
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This interactive floorplan, indicates the uses of each available space within the Vatican complex. The floorplan employs a system of letters and numbers to identify various sculptural and artistic elements, and locate elements of specific architectural significance including grottoes, the facade, the piazza, etc. In addition, each letter and number links to a secondary page that includes visual and textual information about the site indicated.
Joseph Pintz, Joined Drain Tile (detail), Earthenware, 2008
accessCeramics was awarded a $10,000 grant for “Access to Artistic Excellence” from the National Endowment for the Arts. accessCeramics, organized by the Visual Resources Collection of Watzek Library, Lewis & Clark College, is a collection of over 2,000 digital images by 128 contemporary artists. The site “merges a traditional academic digital image collection’s metadata capabilities with Flickr’s openness and flexibility.”
Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, smARThistory is an interactive alternative to the expensive and bulky art history primer. smARThistory incorporates a multimedia time-line along with other integrated features, including podcasts, to illustrate 2600 years of art and architectural history. Harris and Zucker employ a small sampling of representative works designated by time period to demonstrate the shifting role of art in the everyday evolution of human political and social structures. Though the objects addressed constitute a limited scope, the site offers invaluable resources for use in art historical education.
To read a quick overview of smARThistory site content visit the Very Short List blog.
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