The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

new development in media that “will change our lives”. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, are all forms of mass media, but one could dispute that they are unnecessary to the development of society. Walter Benjamin argues in, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” that with reproducibility of images, submission towards the film increases thus a lack in the formation of one’s own opinions. Today, if asked, not many would protest the invention and rise of film, but according to Walter Benjamin

In the piece “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Benjamin tackles the evolution of reproduction coinciding with the introduction advanced technologies; and how art, specifically film, has transformed since this introduction. He asserts that reproduction has now become part of the process in art because of mediums like film and photography, however their reliance on technology creates less authenticity among art forms due to less of the original art still be connected to the piece

While reading the article, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin, it is clear to grasp the idea being portrayed. The author is determined to prove to his readers how the advancement of humanity has led to drastic changes in how we create and perceive artwork. Mechanical reproduction of a work of art, however, represents something new. Historically, it advanced intermittently and in leaps at long intervals, but with accelerated intensity. One of the questions brought

‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’: how has the reproduction of images changed the development of art? Identify three works of your choice to support your argument. This essay will start from Walter Benjamin’s consideration about the impact of mechanical reproduction of art as revolutionizing its social function and will describe the noticeable validity of his theory in the contemporary world. By introducing three artworks that belong to different historical periods, namely

Walter Benjamin’s work on the concept of ‘aura’ has clarified and elucidated why art and other media are perceived the way they are. Benjamin’s ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ provides an in depth insight as to the transformation of art in this new modern world. Benjamin’s concept of aura explains why the new age of technological mass reproduction has had such an effect on contemporary and classic art. He argues that with easily accessible methods of replication, the artwork

After reading the article on The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin, it gives a lot of things to think about art these days and how it should be, whether the thinking of Walter Benjamin is relevant to our age of society these days is a different part of the story but how he interprets art in the article is a totally different thing, so let us view a bit about his article. “Our fine arts were developed, their types and uses were established, in times very different

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and Benjamin’s “Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” into conversation, a debate had been sparked regarding the issue of artistic individualism and uniqueness. Although, Adorno, Horkheimer, and Benjamin all seem to agree that the aura of art is rapidly declining in today’s modern age, they seem to differ in classifying the reason behind it. The aura refers to the “one-timeness” of the experience of a certain object, which can be possessed only by the original work of art itself, and therefore

criticizes the mechanical reproducing. In the beginning of his article Benjamin states that “a work of art has always been reproducible”; by student artist to practice, by masters, and by people who want to make profit. That was in the old times then he compares that with new “mechanical reproduction of work of art” which he thinks it is too excessive. “The Greek knew only two procedure of technically reproducing works of art: founding and stamping. Bronzes, terra cottas, and coins were the only art works