Online artwork gallery systems and methods

A computer implemented art gallery method for use by a community of users, the method comprising:

• collecting representations of artworks that have been created by artists;
• and
• attempting to ensure that, upon user requests for representations of the artworks, each representation is able to be used to provide a time line reveal of a special component that comprises a hidden or obscured component within its respective corresponding artwork, the time line reveal comprising a deconstruction of the representation of each artwork to effectively remove elements associated with the artwork by providing a time based representation of the creation of the artwork in reverse to reveal the corresponding special component existing as part of the representation and having a same appearance and same location as when originally created within the corresponding artwork;
• the special component being a part of the corresponding artwork about which a remainder of the corresponding artwork is based before a completion of the corresponding artwork, and the special component being present in the outward appearance of the representation of the corresponding artwork before said deconstruction.

A computer implemented art gallery system, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory operatively connected to the one or more processors, the memory storing a plurality of facilities including an upload facility, a timeline facility and a notification facility, each of the plurality of facilities executable by the one more processors;
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• via the upload facility, receive representations of one or more artworks by a system user;
• via the timeline facility, attempt to ensure that each of the received representations uploaded by users is able to be used to provide a time line reveal of a special component of the corresponding artwork associated with its respective representation;
• the special component of each artwork comprising a hidden or obscured component of the artwork being a part of the artwork about which a remainder of the artwork is based before a completion of the artwork;
• and
• via the notification facility, advise the system user of the result of a verification of whether an uploaded representation includes the time line reveal of the special component, wherein the time line reveal progressively reveals the special component existing as part of the representation and having a same appearance and same location as when originally created in its corresponding artwork.

An artwork information system comprising:

• a computer including memory operatively connected to one or more processors, with software having access to a database to store, in connection with a plurality of artworks, a representation of an artwork, and data relating to a video presentation relating to the artwork, said computer being accessible via a publicly accessible computer network and configured to:
• provide user downloadable Apps for installation in users' smartphones, each of said Apps being configured to:
• communicate with said computer via said publicly accessible computer network,
• access a camera of said smartphone for a user to take a photograph of an artistic work, and
• upload said photograph in an artwork image request to said computer via said publicly accessible computer network;
• receive via said publicly accessible computer network, artwork image requests uploaded by said Apps containing a photograph of artistic works,
• in connection with each one of said artwork image requests, perform an analysis to locate and match an artwork within said plurality of artworks in said database,
• retrieve said data relating to a video presentation relating to the artwork and provide said data relating to a video presentation relating to the artwork to the App that sent the artwork image request for display on the App user's smartphone, so that said App may initiate playback of said video presentation,
• wherein said video presentation relating to the artwork comprises a time lapse reveal of a hidden or obscured component within the artwork, the time lapse reveal comprising a deconstruction of the artwork by providing a time lapse of the creation of the artwork in reverse to reveal the hidden or obscured component existing as part of the artwork before deconstruction and having a same appearance and same location as when originally created in the artwork.