Session on Digital Visualization of Monuments / Art Objects

Hi all,

I’ll be hosting a session on digital visualization tools for art history. Currently I’m working on a project that documents Romanesque monuments in Northern Spain through three-dimensional modeling (photogrammetry) and ultra-high resolution panoramic photography (gigapan technology), see: www.romanesquespain.com/. My interests lie in making these monuments accessible off-site and encouraging new ways of looking. This type of project offers the ability to make comparisons across sites, without the author-bias implicit in an article’s selection of photographs. However, I’d love to get more feedback on whether these or other new technologies allow us to further expand our way of looking. How else might these media be used to improve and develop our scholarship and teaching? What other tools/technologies are people using to visualize monuments (sculpture, architecture, objects…)? Please let me know how this session can be useful to you and what questions/ideas you have!

I’d also be happy to lead a workshop on 3D modeling of art objects, if there is interest.

4 Responses to Session on Digital Visualization of Monuments / Art Objects

  1. Dear Liz,

    This sounds fantastic. I’d love to learn more about 3-D modeling. I’ve experimented with Google Sketchup this semster, but only in a classroom setting at present.

    • Thanks for the reference Eliz, this is great! I’d love to hear more about it! Looking forward to speaking with you tomorrow.