Marc
Jul 21st, 2008
Jul 21st, 2008
Reading suggestions on computer science and art
[L’église d’Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent van Gogh, 1890, oil on canvas, 74×94,5 cm, Musée d’Orsay]
A selection of recent articles on computer science and art.* Researchers at Penn State analyze the patterns and geometric characteristics of van Gogh’s stroke brush to detect counterfeits. [Article]
* A new software called Zotero allows historians to classify images, web pages and texts more efficiently. Could the image of the college professor surrounded by his/her boxes of documents be soon part of… history? [Article]
* A new technique allows graphic artists to change their images to emphasize one part of the picture to guide a viewer’s attention. [Article]