Art and Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Computer graphics has an application in virtually every area of human activity. In this Special Issue, we focus on applications in art and cultural heritage. For decades now graphics has played a role in the digitization, restoration, conservation, presentation, and communication of our cultural heritage as well as providing new mediums for reflecting on our culture. There continues to be a productive two-way channel between computer graphics and heritage—new graphics techniques continue to have a positive impact on the understanding and communication of heritage, and heritage applications continue to inspire new innovations in computer graphics. In this issue, we present four papers that illustrate the broad range of productive interactions between these fields.