The arts on the Internet have made a stroll through the Louvre Museum in Paris as simple as a click of a mouse. The Mona Lisa is smiling back at you in full color on your computer screen. Just log onto their home page for the latest auction results. Hundreds of art webpages await your eager eyes and email queries. Michael Garibaldi-Frick, a sculptor and webmaster of the highly popular Scultura Arts Forum site mentioned some of the advantages of exploring art on the net.
Art patrons benefit because of the ease of browsing the Web in the comfort of their own home.
Many patrons do not like the high-pressure gallery scene and the Internet provides a very relaxing method of browsing and learning more about artists in greater detail. Deciding where you first want to visit is a challenge. The pages increase daily, and range from presentations by international museums to works by guerrilla artists. I've revisited some of my favorite museum sites lately, and those that haven't been updated since my last visit seem to have lost some of their appeal. I think it's important that sites evolve and offer new ideas and opportunities for the return visitor.