The Pros And Cons Of Reproduction Of Art

Many types of paintings exist in the world. While many are old, others are relatively new and therefore are less famous. An original piece is the sum of an artist’s life’s work, often containing a story unique to the viewer. Art is a language, a snapshot of history, created by the artist. In a sense, the artist is an author, who makes a point, or showcases certain hardships and tragedies. The author has built a various network of roads, and the viewer is following the roads that suit their own journey through the artwork. Where these paintings are original and unique, many artists make copies of these paintings, known as reproductions. In John Berger's Ways of Seeing, Berger states that reproductions detract from the value of the paintings

Art has been a factor of our life as long as humanity has existed. For thousands of years, art has been created, observed, critiqued, and enjoyed by human beings in many regions across the world. Art aren’t just murals, sculptures, music, books or anything that someone may define as art but more of a bigger picture like if has a deeper meaning such a message or a theme that is looked upon. Art can be viewed at as many different ways in terms of people having different reactions or observing it in a different meaning. Someone could feel that the art work is very extraordinary and unique but someone else can have a different reaction and feel like it is no different than other artworks and have a literalist view upon the art. One art that made

With images, words, and sounds been almost endlessly reproduced and distributed, various critics of modern culture suggest that traditional ideas about art and authenticity are no longer applicable. The problem is said to have been noticed back in the 1930s in the popular essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction that was concerned about what would happen to the “aura” of unique works of art when photography and other techniques if anybody could make unlimited copies of images. With the rise of digital technology, copying ability became vast and complex and hence the idea of originality is thrown into

On a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, my boyfriend, David, and I strolled through the museum while I, being an art history major, recited to him all that I knew about certain pieces. We observed sculptures by Auguste Rodin, works painted by Georgia O’Keeffe, and busts of Roman leaders. David was enjoying all the artwork until we reached the Contemporary art gallery upon where viewing Mark Rothko’s Untitled No. 11 made in 1963, he shook his head in anger at what he thought was a painting far from a masterpiece. His comment was one I’m sure many have said about this particular piece and many other modern pieces of art, “I could have painted that.” I couldn’t help to reply, “Yeah, but you didn’t.” David’s sudden reaction upon viewing the

The earliest forms of art had made it’s mark in history for being an influential and unique representation of various cultures and religions as well as playing a fundamental role in society. However, with the new era of postmodernism, art slowly deviated away from both the religious context it was originally created in, and apart from serving as a ritual function. Walter Benjamin, a German literary critic and philosopher during the 1900’s, strongly believed that the mass production of pieces has freed art from the boundaries of tradition, “For the first time in world history, mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependance on ritual” (Benjamin 1992). This particular excerpt has a direct correlation with

Prior to people writing off art, every person needs to sit down educated themselves about the culture. The information is extensive to learned about but very informative. Though art is considered to be an expression of creativity, it holds certain qualities that will benefit society. Art is more than express the creativity, it is a source of stress reliever, a channel of communication, and it deescalates the racial tension. Art has played a significant role in the gilded era, social justice movements and diversity. Art ideology brought unity among people and it also gave the world visual representation of time. That representation is being discussed in today society allowing people to have peaked at the times back then. Finally, as society

Until now, photography has a profound influence on paintings ever since optical devices were introduced in the art society. However, the concept of photography influencing painting has been very controversial. While some artist appreciates the development of photography and embraces the impact towards their own works,

With the passage of time the value of the original will only escalate and the reproduction will get closer and closer to the original and cheaper. It is notable that we always look back at old times and get nostalgic about it, so I can only imagine how we think about objects of value that several hundred years. It is ironical that as reproductions of a certain work of art increase, the worth of the original goes up.

Objects are being mass produced then advertised to mass markets and people were losing the connectedness they once had to the world. Everything is made to act and think the same. Then the question comes back around, is this art? Warhol was also very successful commercial illustrator who made ads for companies. His ads were creative and skillful, but nothing a museum would take because they were paid for by the company ads.

Art is a human construct, it is bound to the artist that creates it just like each person is bound to the age in which they live. Art is as much a part of the artist, as words are part of the person that spoke them. It is the Human Spirit to want to progress from your predecessor, to use your forerunner's knowledge to break away and accomplish more. Art, being intrinsically entertained with the Human Spirit follows this trend. Each style having a base of knowledge from a previous style, but instead of replicating it, taking it further. Thus art reflects the Human Spirit's want to progress as much as it reflects the artist that created it and the time it was created in.

Heller begins her novel Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza by exploring the premise of defining art. Heller writes on the belief that "... anything anyone says is art should in fact be regarded as art(pg.10)." Arguably, she is employing the idea that the creator, as opposed to the beholder, determines what is considered art. This coincides with Pablo Picasso's 1923 Statement to Matius de Zayas in which he writes that the point of art is not to research but, rather find. He complains that many connect/associate "modern painting" with research as the means of creating a final piece of art. He emphasized his point by explaining that his objective when painting is strictly to show what he found within himself, express emotions "... without thinking of the past or of the future(Para.11)”. This correlates to points John Berger addresses in Chapter 7 of his book Ways Of Seeing. Berger discusses how publicity is used to evoke emotions of inadequacy and dissatisfaction of the audiences’ self image. He writes that publicity feeds off the “now” of the world and has a nearly constant presence in American

History is described as the timeline of events that can impact the future. History in turn influences everything around us.  One of the most influential pieces of our history is art.  Art is known as “the expression or application of creative skill that is in visual or physical form such as sculpture that is appreciated for its beauty and emotional power from creating the piece”(Oxford press).Art has different uses and means from different eras and times.  Some eras in history use art for ritual means and practices while other eras use art as a representation of their wealth and use it to underscore their social class in society.  Art is influenced by the point in time in which it was created.  Because of this pre colonial, 1920s, 1940s and

In today’s society, technology and art go hand in hand. Art has been around for a long time but technology such as computers are still very new. These two mediums have comingled and now evolve and effect the other. Art has changed to reflect the vast improvements technology has contributed to communication and the ability to create using digital space. Technology has also changed with artist pushing the boundaries of what is technical possible in the digital realm. Much of today’s art is created and presented in digital formats. The question of whether digital art is truly art has risen among many critics in the art community.

Benjamin’s death in 1940 at the age of 48, is rumored to be a suicide when the Naza’s took office, but is still a mystery. His ideas and concepts however, would live on for decades to come. Much of what he wrote about when discussing art came essentially after the development of photography and film. In his work, “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Benjamin addresses his perception of the changes in art and the aesthetic experience congruent with societal changes. He writes with concern of how the great artworks are viewed after the introduction of photography and film. His idea of mechanical reproduction changed the art world as society knew it, particularly in how the public views artwork and the value of that work as more and more people are able to own, view and discuss it. This paper will specifically look at aspects of Benjamin’s groundbreaking essay and how educators can relate his ideas to the practices in their art classrooms.

Today, Art has gone through many changes. Abstract art dominates art today shows ambiguous life a man lives, in contrast to the unambiguous art of the past. Modern does not have spirituality and cultural values and beliefs in the past and is now a reflection of a materialistic life of today. Bill Henson, a portrait artist used his 12 year old Olympia as a nude model for his portrait drawing. This brought much controversy that he was exploiting the body of an under - age girl as his own gains. This shows that art is used for popularity and financial gain. The message behind art is to show ideas and ideas that are relevant to society. Art is meant to enliven life and things, though modern art shows more if life’s negativeness. Galleries, parks and museums view to the public with meaningfulness and with the appreciation for art. Art is still effective as hand written material was seen in the walls of Ancient Egypt. Modern art stimulates the thought and fosters greater