Crowdsourcing Art Opinions

// August 10th, 2010 // b-wired // b-uncut

Art is the most subjective thing on the planet so discussing it is vital, and equally pointless! It depends on how passionate you are about any specific work of art. Given you have the opinion and passion, the über intelligent dudes at Digit London have developed a revolutionary way to Crowdsource comments on art. It involves bar codes and smart phones (read more). They started on the street and have now taken the tech indoors.

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Surely every gallery needs this; especially the big boys. Tate, Guggenheim & Armoury could all build online communities around the social aspect. It’s gotta be the future for a participatory exhibition experience. Videos, blog posts, photos and online art all use a commenting system. The matrix gets a step closer to our physical world…

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  • Nicole Gaasenbeek

    This is definitely a great idea...I've always believed that what makes a piece of art most interesting is what is said about it, the ideas it provokes, and the discussion it inspires. Objects that are only objects will never be as interesting as those which are linked to a network of communication and ideas.

  • cool technology, so many possible applications!

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