Google Arts And Culture Shines Spotlight On India's Dying Rural Arts & Crafts In Online Exhibit
Google&rsquos Arts and Culture platform is known to feature various artists across the globe along with their mesmerising artwork. Now this platform has partnered with Ministry of Tourism Dastkari Haat Samiti and various other institutions in India to feature Indian arts and craft forms. The platform is expected to present over 280 online exhibitions over 11000 images and videos featuring artwork from West Bengal Odisha Gujarat Kashmir Andhra Pra...Read More
Google¡¯s Arts and Culture platform is known to feature various artists across the globe, along with their mesmerising artwork, and now this platform has partnered with Ministry of Tourism, Dastkari Haat Samiti and various other institutions in India to feature Indian arts and craft forms from various states of the nation.
You can check out the exhibit by installing the Art and Culture app from the Play Store or App Store. The app exhibit features a wide array of artwork from different states of the nation. From the intricate basketry of the Angami Nagas, to the Bell Metal Craft of Pannaur. It also features the 300-year old 'Mata Ni Pachedi' textile art from Gujarat.
The platform is expected to present over 280 online exhibitions, over 11,000 images and videos, featuring artwork from West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat, Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, among other states.
The exhibit also reveals the value of waste and methods and materials from which paper was crafted -- from pineapple fibres, old currency and even animal dung. The platform also shares tutorials for people to create products using waste materials like paper trays, decorative paper sheets, notebooks etc.
This entire venture has been possible with Google¡¯s collaboration with 21 institutions like Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, Avani Society, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay among others across the nation.
Capturing Monuments in 360
Google Arts and Culture has tied up with over 2000 institutions across 80 countries with over 50-million users every month. In India, it also features over 250 monuments and 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Users can visit these monuments with imagery captured using 360-degree cameras.
For capturing museums and monuments, it applies the same 360-degree camera array that is used to capture street-view for Google Maps. The cameras, instead of a car, are mounted on a small trolley which captures the museum in 360, that one can truly explore through their phone or using a VR headset for a more immersive experience
