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Using Computers To Weed Out Art Fakes

Posted by timothy on from the that's-my-impression dept.

jackelfish writes "Reminiscent of handwriting analysis software used in the television series CSI, computers are now being used to evaluate the authenticity of works of art without an expert ever setting eyes on it. The technique identifies the artist by analyzing their characteristic brush or pen strokes from high resolution scans of previously authenticated works. Much like a fingerprint, these characteristics can then be compared to a work in question. The method, to be published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences promises to reduce the subjectivity of art assessments made by human experts."

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp bijjes

  2. 22nd post!!! by PrintedChickenQuack · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. DAMMIT by devphil · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    You beat me to the post, and I have no mod points to give you a Funny score.

    First thing you thought of too, huh? :-)

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  4. What is art? by Stormwatch · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's a little sampling of modern art and modern crap:

    ART:

    Carl Barks
    David Hockney
    Victor Vasarely
    M.C. Escher
    Salvador Dali ...and anyone who has their work on www.cordair.com

    CRAP:

    Pablo Picasso
    Jackson Pollock
    Paul Klee
    Jean-Michel Basquiat ...and anyone else whose work is a bunch of ugly twisted creatures or random ink blots!

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