1. Update
on Zambian art website launch
It
was my intention to launch the www.zamart.org
in April 2011. We now are in November with the site leading a dormant existence
inside my computer rather than being publicly accessible.
Main
reasons for the delay are:
1.
Poor affordable internet connectivity
coupled with rather pricy fast broadband.
2.
I have been somewhat awed by the
technicalities of doing the launching without some reassuring assistance of a
person in the know.
I
have written before that I find the software needed generally & pertinently
user unfriendly; this applies to drupal 7, to filezilla, PHPmyadmin (the dbase
programme) as well as the instructions of the internet service provider (ISP).
One
of these days I’ll go at it again, when it’s less hot and I am in a patient
mood.
2. Introduction
of Zambia Virtual Art Gallery
In
this blog we shall create a series of posts all having the “Zambian Art
Gallery” label. Each post shall minimally have a few pictures of art by Zambian
artists, or art made in Zambia, or art about Zambia, or in some way relevant to art
in development in Zambia. The pictures might be of by the same artist, or
have a thematic relationship being art work by different artists, or be of
interest to the Zambian art scene by an interesting association.
Submissions
can be made by any visitor to the blog, provided no copyright regulations are
violated. Note that normally one is allowed to publish photographs of art work
(like art reporters do), but you may not without consent reproduce the photo
made by someone of a work of art. It is the photo that has the copyright in
this case, not the original art work to be reproduced as a photo. How this
works if the original work of art itself is a photo is not clear to me. Getting
permission in case of doubt is best.
Note
that the external submitter of visual material to be posted on this blog is
fully responsible for the compliance with any applicable law or regulation.
The
following information – to the extent available – should be provided with the
photograph: Title, artist, year of production, size (in cm or inches), medium,
current location and current owner. If there is a story to tell about the
painting, do so.
If
the work is for sale indicate price and provide contact details. You may only
offer the work for sale if you are the owner of the work or his/her legitimate
agent.
Note on resolution and size
Photographs
or scans have a size (length x height) and a resolution. The resolution is
normally expressed as dots per inch (dpi) or pixels per inch. In electronic
representation size and resolution are related: increased resolution results in
a smaller picture, decreased resolution results in a larger picture. In both
cases the number of bits stays the same. For Internet purposes a standard
resolution of 72 is employed (horizontally and vertically). If you can, submit scans
in jpeg format with a resolution of 72 and a longest side of maximally 400
pixels. First adjust the resolution to 72 and next the size. If these things
are beyond your grasp just email the picture (as an attachment or a comment to
the blog) but make sure it’s not over 150 KB.
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