Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

As a riveting segment this summer, the IMA Blog will be featuring a Tuesday Photo of the Week, highlighting juicy tidbits of info including works of art, artists, news, events, or locations.

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Or maybe the more appropriate question is, “What does technology have to do with art?” It is a question often asked in the face of ever-more pervasive digital content. There are so many ways that art can benefit from technology. It is likely that you are having one of two reactions to that statement. Maybe a raised eyebrow with a silent, “Yeah, right.” Or perhaps you have already bought into this notion and your gut reaction was more like, “Well, of course!” Regardless of your point of view it is probably next-to-impossible to see it from the opposite perspective. Why?

I assert that it has to do with how much you love technology. My life, for example, is steeped in it. I read art blogs, watch YouTube videos people send to me via e-mail and spend nearly every moment wired in to some form of technological interaction. So of course I think art, like everything else in my life is fair game for technological enhancement.

But I know there is another point of view. One that firmly holds art and its viewing in a quiet, pensive place, unfettered by the white noise the digital world can create.

The difference in these perspectives is often attributed to Read the rest of this entry »

The Indianapolis Museum of Art has been active on Flickr for a while now, though we are still figuring out how to best use the photo-sharing site. Many of us have our own Flickr accounts, (on mine you can find examples of my international intrigue as well as pics of Shifty, the infamous Yorkie) but no one at IMA has more personal passion for Flickr than Daniel (or better photos in my opinion).

To date we have created a number of sets, usually to document an event at the art museum, and some groups that support specific projects. Lately, though, whenever someone says, “I have this great project and want to share it…”, we respond with, “Flickr!” And while it is true that we will be creating a handful of new sets that feature some super-cool behind-the-scenes images, we also have some other stuff up our sleeves, too.

Recently we have started thinking more seriously about what Flickr can really do for us, or more accurately what it can do for you. Read the rest of this entry »

I took a peek at our Google Analytics numbers and it appears that many IMA Blog readers used the holiday weekend to spend time doing things other than read our blog. That’s okay, I suppose, but you will have some catching up to do this week, so I will keep this one short and sweet. (I am also still out of the office, theoretically doing things other than work. Check out this photo of me writing this blog. Don’t I look happy working from home?)

There are all sorts of things going on in the world o’ new media these days. I thought I would tell you about a few of them. Tomorrow, I will spend the day with a few other IMA staffers, likely holed up in the IMA Cafe Read the rest of this entry »

Since it is Memorial Day, it seems appropriate to take a break from our typical witty banter and be more pensive. So I will simply offer a few works of art from IMA’s collection that seem appropriate to consider today. So take a moment to look, and consider what’s going on in these pictures.  Comments are always welcome!

Liberty Loan Parade by Arthur Clifton Goodwin Read the rest of this entry »