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Re:The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50k High-Res Images ... by forapurpose on Sunday November 11, 2018 @06:28PM (#18429388)
What expresses the most in art, IMHO, is the nuance and not the broad strokes. In music, for example, many people can play the notes in the right order; it's the great musician's nuance that makes it art. In acting, it's the tone and subtleties in the actor's voice and expression. Reproductions don't capture that; nothing matches seeing it in person. I've tried high quality reproductions of 2-dimentional works I love, and it's not even worth it.

Also, much artwork these days is 3 or 4 dimensional (time), so 2-D reproductions have even less fidelity.

Re:The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50k High-Res Images ... by jmkd on Monday November 12, 2018 @06:39AM (#18431998)
Don't dismiss the fidelity challenges even when at a physical gallery looking at original works of art.

Glazing, lighting, signage, height, framing, decor, noise, other people and many other factors can reduce the fidelity of experience or provide unskippable distractions.

The most extreme example being visiting the Mona Lisa in person, but these challenges exist with most physical art except perhaps that hung in your own home over which you have complete control.