The Benefits of Digital Art Viewing
What if we stopped trying to replace the experience of viewing art in real life? What if we saw digital art viewing as something completely different with benefits exclusive to the digital medium?
If you are reading this, you have likely switched your art viewing experience almost exclusively online. While technology is helpful in mitigating some of our isolation and yearning to view artwork in real life, it can leave us wanting, because it simply is not a replacement for the experience of viewing art in person with our own eyes.
For instance, if we visit a museum that has an artist’s sketchbook on display, it is our great joy to view a page from that book with our naked eye. That is an irreplaceable experience. Another joy however, made possible only because of digital collections, is not only leafing through all the pages of the sketchbook but also zooming in on tiny details with great resolution.
Additionally, we can curate our own show as I have done below. Here are four links I collected with the idea that I would share “Artist Sketchbooks” with the Drawing America audience. Each image links to the actual digitized sketchbook online.
What are some of your favorite digital assets that you would like to share with your fellow members? Comment below.
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