Mission briefing

The Web is certainly a great place to display art. Prior to the Web, there were books. While art is timeless, books are static and limited in displaying art shows. So, the Web has been a boom for artists to present works for the entire world to see. However, an art gallery is an experience where one encompasses within its surroundings. Museums stand apart and stand alone as art itself, synergized with painting and sculptures to form palaces of presentations. Two such examples are the Getty in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking West Los Angeles and the Art Institute of Chicago. Route 66, the Main Street of America, connects these two museums, which is an inspiration for songs and movies and the destination for dreamers to create new art and new lives. This project and these tasks look at WebGL and its role in both creating the environment for presenting art and as art itself. WebGL acts as the canvas, brush, and paint in creating works of art. In this project, we will...