The AGO's ReBlink show uses augmented reality to give a modern-day update on some of the gallery's best known portraits, like The Marchesa Casati by Augustus John. With the Instagram generation, with mobile phones, that problem is getting worse and worse,” explains Mayhew. The potential with AR is great in that art can be created just about anywhere. Augmented Reality does too. So AR and artists are a perfect match,” said Helen Papagiannis, an AR expert and author of Augmented Human: How Technology is Shaping the New Reality.

Source: thestar July 06, 2017 12:00 UTC