Visipix “collects, edits, indexes and publishes photos and art of our cultural world heritage. In print quality, for free.”
The site houses one of the most interesting collections of art and photos I have come across online. Images are large, high resolution, free for private use and easily searched. The site aims to build “best picture museum in the internet” and there is much to discover because they state they have 66,300 exhibits!
The site houses images of all sorts from cultures around the world. Painting, prints, woodblocks, drawings, books, graphic arts, even things like postcards or graffiti has its place. Advertising finances the site so you do encounter pop ups and the like but I found I did not object as the quality of what was to be found was so good. The high resolution images mean you can see everything in the image. They are ideal to study.
The screen shot below are just some of the images that are available of a Japanese Kimono pattern book that I discovered. There is some unique material on this site don’t miss it.
March 13, 2007 at 7:23 am
Glorious link, thank you.
March 13, 2007 at 10:35 am
love all the info on both your sites, and this site referenced here is amazing! As far as the techno references here, they are very helpful. I’d been blogging for over a year and hadn’t used bloglines until I read more about it on your site. I still don’t completely understand rss! but I will keep trying. Thank you for explaining all these things and providing outstanding links! -Lia
March 13, 2007 at 10:37 am
p.s. I like bookmarking searches, that’s been the most fun in all of this. Now I can scan articles on collage and other art I like. I went a bit overboard on bookmarking blogs and will have to pare down, but using these tools certainly does bring more info to your fingertips in a more efficient way! L.
March 14, 2007 at 5:45 am
Wow – where did the last hour go – and my cuppa is cold!
Thanks for the link – brilliant.
March 17, 2007 at 4:27 am
great site!