{"product_id":"9780470229446-pixels-paintings","title":"Pixels \u0026 Paintings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoundations of Computer-assisted Connoisseurship\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a collection representing some of the most powerful and useful computer techniques in the service of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePIXELS \u0026amp; PAINTINGS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe discussion is firmly grounded in established art historical practices, such as close visual analysis and an understanding of artists’ working methods, and real-world examples demonstrate how computer-assisted techniques can complement traditional approaches.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr. Emilie Gordenker,\u003c\/b\u003e Director of the Van Gogh Museum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe pioneering presentation of computer-based image analysis of fine art, forging a dialog between art scholars and the computer vision community\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, sophisticated computer vision, graphics, and artificial intelligence algorithms have proven to be increasingly powerful tools in the study of fine art. These methods—some adapted from forensic digital photography and others developed specifically for art—empower a growing number of computer-savvy art scholars, conservators, and historians to answer longstanding questions as well as provide  new approaches to the interpretation of art.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePixels \u0026amp; Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first and authoritative overview of the broad range of these methods, which extend from image processing of palette, marks, brush strokes, and shapes up through analysis of objects, poses, style, composition, to the computation of simple interpretations of artworks. This book stresses that computer methods for art analysis must always incorporate the cultural contexts appropriate to the art studies at hand—a blend of humanistic and scientific expertise. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes powerful computer image analysis methods and their application to problems in the history and interpretation of fine art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses some of the art historical lessons and revelations provided by the use of these methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarifies the assumptions and applicability of methods and the role of cultural contexts in their use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how computation can be used to analyze tens of thousands of artworks to reveal trends and anomalies that could not be found by traditional non-computer methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePixels \u0026amp; Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for computer image analysts and graphics specialists, conservators, historians, students, psychologists and the general public interested in the study and appreciation of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55178119315830,"sku":"9780470229446","price":171.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28297969.jpg?v=1737589347","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780470229446-pixels-paintings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}