The Tate Gallery - Tate Online
Turner, Ruskin, Matisse, Constable, Emin: all available on the web
Joseph Turner, John Ruskin, Henri Matisse, John Constable and Tracey Emin are available at Tate Online where modern technology makes art accessible to everyone.
The World Wide Web is here to stay offering a constantly expanding resource to inform and inspire. Search on any subject under the sun, however unlikely, and you're sure to find something. Whilst the quality of some sites is poor the quality of others, such as Tate Online is outstanding and when it comes to utilising the latest internet technology Tate Online is an all out winner.
Tate Online is the easy access entry point to an on line collection where you can explore one of the world’s most exciting art galleries in your own time. Through the medium of MP3 files or printed text Tate experts lead you through key works currently on display.
The Artist A-Z
The Artist A-Z shows all Tate’s collection with the exception of the works of Joseph Mallord William Turner, more on him later. Search, for example, for Tracey Emin, one of the UK’s leading modern artists, to see all Tate’s holdings by that artist. Each piece can be enlarged for closer examination and is accompanied by an explanation of the work and the artist’s biography.
Turner - a place of his own
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) one of Britain’s most celebrated artists has a section all to himself where 30,000 works have been made available. His work has always attracted debate and Talking Turner demonstrates how artists and writers including Constable, Ruskin, and Matisse responded to his work. John Ruskin described him as “the greatest of the age; greatest in every faculty of the imagination, in every branch of scenic knowledge; at once the painter and poet of the day...”. Turner still attracts this high accolade as is shown in the responses of present day artists, writers and historians.
Webcasts for everyone
The Tate Gallery is also famous for live talks and seminars that are reproduced in the Events Online archive. Some of these seminars last up to ninety minutes and the quality of these webcasts is extremely good.
Fun for the Youngsters
Tate Online has not forgotten its younger art enthusiasts and has provided games, quizzes and activities for visitors of all ages. Projects in Tate Learning will encourage younger visitors to discover art and enjoy art-related activities. Visit the mask gallery for ideas and then make your own mask using one of the templates and instructions or write a story for the Tate Tales Story Book based on a Tate suggestion. Children are encouraged to read stories in the book to see what other young writers are thinking and doing.
Education
Schools and Teachers is, as the title implies, primarily for schools and teachers. However, the projects in this section provide an insight into the UK art scene and on-going art projects in schools and colleges.
Unravelling the Jargon
A very helpful on line Glossary explains the jargon and terminology used throughout the collection pages. Many of the explanations are accompanied by illustrations and some of the glossary terms are accompanied by videos of British Sign Language translations so this is truly a website accessible to all.
News updates
To keep abreast of what’s happening at Tate Online and at all Tate sites you can sign up for Tate newsletters or Tate Papers, and don’t forget to read Tate Etc., the Tate’s own magazine, also available on the website.
As you can see Tate Online is an all-round winner guaranteed to inspire and inform every visitor.
