ANDASA is a knowledge management platform for the capitalization of knowledge and cultural assets for the artistic and cultural sectors. It was built based on the priorities expressed by the participating artists. Through mapping artistic activities and specificities, it enables to highlight various aspects of the artistic research and production. Such instrument will contribute to create netwo...

artistic and realistic representations and interactions with Big Data Antoni B. Moore School of Surveying, University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand [email protected] ABSTRACT This white paper explores abstracted, realistic and artistic approaches to the challenge of representing and interactingThis white paper explores abstracted, realistic and artistic approaches to the challenge of repre...

With the effective image processing tools, the digital image processing technique can be applied to the virtual restoration of artistic paintings. For the restoration of artistic work, digital image processing technique serves many purposes. This paper presents approach for virtual digital restoration of artistic paintings which are suffering from the breaks or cracks. An approach includes dete...

The development of exceptional and unexpected artistic skills at any age must be a matter of curiosity. This can occur among young children with severe learning difficulties, especially if they are autistic. Some examples of these so called idiot-savants are given, and the way in which their brains may function. It is also true that elderly people who suffer from frontotemporal dementia can fin...

Thagard, P. (forthcoming). Artistic genius and creative cognition. INTRODUCTION There are highly creative people in all domains of human productivity, including scientific discovery, technological invention, social innovation, and artistic imagination. All of these kinds of creativity require mental operations that generate ideas and other products that are both new and valuable. The main quest...

We provide a new perspective on the impact of unauthorized copying and copy levies on artistic creation. Our analysis emphasizes three important aspects of artistic markets: the predominance of superstars, the dynamics of talent sorting, and the importance of promotion expenditures. In the short run, piracy reduces superstars’ earnings and market share, and increases the number of niche and you...