Almost all of us would have visited a traditional gallery or museum containing art exhibits at one time or another. But have you ever visited a modern art gallery? Now you might be wondering what that is! Different people might have different interpretations for it, but I wish to use that term to refer to a virtual museum or gallery. A traditional museum is where real, physical exhibits are displayed in physical space. On the other hand, a modern gallery is one in which virtual exhibits are displayed in a virtual world that exists in cyberspace. You cannot touch and feel the exhibits, but you can still get a pretty good feel of how they would look in the real world.

The real convenience of a modern art gallery is the ease with which you can set it up. If you are an artist and would like to set up a display to showcase your art, you can just photograph your work and create a virtual gallery within a couple of minutes. What would probably cost you thousands of dollars to set up using traditional methods would hardly cost you a few dollars, using the virtual approach. You do not have to pay for expensive floor space, maintenance costs, electricity and other expenses normally associated with maintaining a real art museum. Read the rest of this entry »