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No one ever complained of flickr "Oh it's okay but you need to see the real thing", so it's interesting how this viewpoint is absolutely medium-specific. I wou
by jmkd 8y ago
No one ever complained of flickr "Oh it's okay but you need to see the real thing", so it's interesting how this viewpoint is absolutely medium-specific.
I would argue plenty of paintings are better viewed online, sculptures far less so. Is it better to have a restricted view at the back of a live performance or see a perfectly edited video later?
It's hard to be moved shuffling through queues at the Louvre.
- ska 8y agoMany types of paintings are fundamentally three dimensional - something that really isn't captured in an image. You make a good point about the different value of different presentations. In some ways the bad seat is better than the video, in others not.