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Technology rescues Italy's art

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

Technology rescues Italy's art

Technology is playing a key role in bringing history to life at the site of priceless artworks in Italy.

By David Reid, BBC Click Online

Museums may not be the first places to spring to mind when it comes to the uptake of cutting-edge technology. But David Reid finds hi-tech is playing an important role in bringing history to life in Italy.

The problem with Italy's antiquities and culture is that there is simply too much.

How do you conserve ancient and priceless artefacts at the same time as letting people come and see them?

E-mail to art gallery in an instant

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST

E-mail to art gallery in an instant

BBC News Online

Artists from around the world are being encouraged to e-mail their masterpieces to be displayed in an East London art gallery. Graphic artists, designers and film-makers are all being asked to contribute to the Hype Gallery, in London's East End, with their digital pictures or short films.

The idea was developed with print giant Hewlett Packard, which has installed a range of equipment, from huge laser printers to projectors, in the gallery. "The Hype Gallery is a true piece of democracy," Mark Ellis, Hewlett Packard's design jet manager explained to BBC World Service programme Go Digital.

Digging Down Deep for Graffiti

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST

Digging Down Deep for Graffiti�

Masterpiece today, gone tomorrow

By Noah Shachtman

In the mercurial world of graffiti, even the most eye-catching art can disappear, almost instantly. Building managers often sandblast any evidence of perceived vandalism -- no matter how nice it looks. City "beautification" projects wipe adorned walls clean. And in clashes of street egos, graffiti writers relentlessly scribble over each other's best work.

Art out of body movements

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Art out of body movements
By Julian Siddle, BBC Go Digital

A new tool designed to create visuals and sound scapes from body movements has been developed by computer scientists in Hong Kong.
The aim of the Body-Brush project is to combine computer technology and art, with the artist themselves acting as the paintbrush.

Julian Siddle tries his hand at producing art

Tate unearths 500 Turner pictures

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Turner's Chalfont House from the South West was found last year

Tate unearths 500 Turner pictures

Hundreds of priceless "lost" Turner pictures have been discovered during a search to catalogue the works of one of Britain's most celebrated artists.

About 500 pieces were discovered when curators set about the task of documenting all of Turner's works for a dedicated website. They were traced to private owners during a 14-month detective trail overseen by curators at the Tate Gallery.

Some pictures had been stored away in cupboards or attics.

Egypt bans 'too religious' Matrix

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Keanu Reeves has to save the human race in The Matrix Reloaded

Egypt bans 'too religious' Matrix

Global blockbuster The Matrix Reloaded has been banned in Egypt because of its "violent" content and because it tackles "religious themes". The country's censorship board said the film's storyline, about the search for the creator and control of the human race, may cause "crises".

Violent scenes also had the potential to "harm social peace", a statement said. The first Matrix movie was released in Egypt but was criticised by Islamic newspapers for promoting Zionism.

The country's most senior film committee, made up of 15 critics, academics, writers and psychologists, watched the sequel on Monday.

Matrix sequel marks Imax first

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Matrix sequel marks Imax first

The Matrix sequels are set to thrill film fans

The second Matrix movie sequel is to open on giant Imax film screens in the US at the same time as standard cinemas.

Imax Corporation, which owns the technology behind the format, has struck a deal with Warner Bros to simultaneously show the third part of the action sci-fi trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions, on 5 November.

Classic artworks turn 3D

no@spam.com (Anonymous Blogger) — Fri, 18 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EDT

A virtual world that allows people to walk alongside the apostles or Christ himself has been created by researchers.

Take your place inside a Renaissance painting

A technique developed by Microsoft has given unique access to the world of the Old Masters, allowing people to virtually explore every aspect of a painting such as The Flagellation of Christ by Renaissance master Piero della Francesca.

Researchers at Microsoft's UK research lab based in Cambridge have developed algorithms that generate new views of a painting or portions of it, allowing art historians to analyse the shape and proportion of objects.