OK Mac version of a great app
Art Authority is my favorite app on the iPad. It has a wonderful, deep collection of art. Some areas are skimpy, of course, but overall this is a fabulous collection of art.
This Mac version could use some improvement in navigation. There seem to be 3 browsing environments -- the UI of the app itself, plus Finder, which I get plopped into occasionally, and Safari, which pops up if I double click on a painting in a show. I can find the art in all three environments, but YUCK, it is quite confusing. Also, the iPad version has very easy navigation to wikipedia pages on the artists. I cant figure out how to do that on the Mac yet.
In sum, the art here is great. The migration from the well-thought out iPad interface is OK, but I expect it will improve in later versions.
Levo Dextro about Art Authority for Mac