{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1496,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/google-street-view-paintings/bill-guffey-google-streetview-painter1.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-09-30T18:31:30Z","description":"For Bill Guffey, Google Street View is an instrument - he uses the reality photos s references for his landscape artworks. You are interested? Take a look!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Street View\u003c/strong\u003e is already highly controversial. Whether technological revolution, or “Big Brother”, there are different arguments for and against the Google feature.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA really pro argument are the Google Street View artworks by Kentucky artist \u003cstrong\u003eBill Guffey\u003c/strong\u003e! He uses the Street View pictures as references for his landscape work:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Using Google Street View, I\u0026rsquo;ve completed a series of paintings, one from each state in the U.S. Except Hawaii (they don\u0026rsquo;t have Street View there yet). Some scenes are typical of the area, others not so much so. [\u0026hellip;]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have received word from Google that it is permissable for artists to use Google Street View as a reference when working in traditional methods to create art. This opens up an entire world for artists that are disabled and confined to their homes or facilities, or with restricted mobility.”\n(\u003ca href=\"http://billguffey.blogspot.com/search/label/States\"\u003eBill Guffey\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my opinion it’s a good idea to work with new technology in this way! Check out all the paintings at \u003ca href=\"http://www.bnguffey.com/gallery/20014/Google%20Street%20View%20Paintings\"\u003ebnguffy.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoogle Street View Paintings by Bill Guffey\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://theouterbox.com/?f\"\u003etheouterbox.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n**Google Street View** is already highly controversial. Whether technological revolution, or “Big Brother”, there are different arguments for and against the Google feature.\n\nA really pro argument are the Google Street View artworks by Kentucky artist **Bill Guffey**! He uses the Street View pictures as references for his landscape work:\n\n\u003e “Using Google Street View, I've completed a series of paintings, one from each state in the U.S. Except Hawaii (they don't have Street View there yet). Some scenes are typical of the area, others not so much so. [...]\n\u003e\n\u003e I have received word from Google that it is permissable for artists to use Google Street View as a reference when working in traditional methods to create art. This opens up an entire world for artists that are disabled and confined to their homes or facilities, or with restricted mobility.”\n\u003e ([Bill Guffey](http://billguffey.blogspot.com/search/label/States))\n\nIn my opinion it’s a good idea to work with new technology in this way! Check out all the paintings at [bnguffy.com](http://www.bnguffey.com/gallery/20014/Google%20Street%20View%20Paintings).\n\nGoogle Street View Paintings by Bill Guffey\n\n\nVia [theouterbox.com](http://theouterbox.com/?f).\n","tags":["Photography","Painting"],"title":"Google Street View Paintings","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/google-street-view-paintings/"}