Big Image Data within the Big Picture of Art History

  • Harald Klinke (Author)
    LMU München

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Abstract

The use of the computer in Art History is changing the approach towards our objects of research. Now, we are able to compute more images than a human can see in a lifetime. That, in turn, calls for a new definition of the role of the researcher and the tools being used. The access to large amounts of visual data stands in a tradition of conventional methods of Art History, but also augments them with quantity. This article proposes a theoretical model on which to build an understanding of the meta image with which we interactively derive our conclusions.

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Section
Language
en
Keywords
Big Data, Digital Humanities, Distant Viewing, Information, Media, Meta Image, Methodology, Qualitative/quantiative Research, Semantic Gap
How to Cite
Klinke, Harald. 2016. “Big Image Data Within the Big Picture of Art History”. International Journal for Digital Art History, no. 2 (October). https://doi.org/10.11588/dah.2016.2.33527.