The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

the authors defend the sacred place of the traditional art and the high culture, for the sake…

Andrew Warhola, otherwise widely known as Andy Warhol was a pop artist during the early 1950’s up to the late 1980’s. He created works like Campbell’s Soup Cans, Shot Diptych and Green Coca-Cola Bottles. This research essay will explore the life of the artist Warhol himself, while also looking at how he influenced pop art and how that came to be. A single painting of his will we examined, that painting being the Green Coca-Cola Bottles. The details like when, where and what media was used will…

What is Pop Art? As we all know, Pop Art is an art movement that started in the mid 1950’s in Britain and was spreading through the United States in the late 1950’s as as a reaction against the imagery of abstract expressionism. Pop art is considered to be one of the most interestingly elements that has ever happened in this contemporary world. The movement is often memorable with commonplace objects for any subject such as comic strips, soup cans, traffic signs and all types of food (…

What decides what art is? Over the years, there have been many discussions about what decides art and it is this question that many artists have toyed with. From the aesthetic appeal to statement works to the viewer's own perception, many aspects of art have been explored. However, the value of art is decided by that of the history of the artwork itself. One could look to Vincent Van Gogh; whose works became no more extraordinary after his death, but his tragic story assisted in him to become a…

and sculpture just to name a few. Given that, there is art if film, but an ongoing debate questions whether film itself can be conceived as an art form at all. All films at their bare minimum are photographic images being shown in a rapid succession to give the appearance of movement. André Bazin believes that photography holds a place in the category of the 'plastic arts ' along with paintings, and sculptures, in that photography is an art form. On the other hand, there are others like Roger…

Susan Buck-Morss creates in her essay the concept of anaesthetics, explaining what it is, how it is created and showing some examples in which it can be productive. Her paper is also a dialogue with Benjamin’s “The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction”, trying to go further than him on his own arguments and giving his article a stronger ground of reality. In fact, the article rejects a pure discussion about ideas to enter the fields of cultural history and politics. In order to…

book Illusions, I discussed art reproduction through the use of historical and theoretical examples and quotes from many authors. In the second part of the essay which includes sections eight through fifteen Walter discusses much more about film and how it has evolved and the effects the actors and the camera have on the audience. Overall, he wanted the reader to understand all the elements that go into film and how this new style of artwork has affected the modern age. In section eight…

Cynthia, Polk Molly, and Buck Lisa. The Dilemma of Interactive Art Museum Spaces. Art Education 56.5 (2003): 42-52. Web. This paper analyzes the conversion of contemporary interactive art through its intentions to influence youth culture with creative play, but ultimately sacrifices the deeper excruciation of art and its metaphorical representations for instead a tangible space. The author presents two main issues, the challenge of interactive art to educate and its challenge to interrelate.…

CARITA MARSILI 'S WORK SUBMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 30 2016 TO PAPERRATER.COM NOT PLAGARISM Adams, Marianna, Moreno Cynthia, Polk Molly, and Buck Lisa. “The Dilemma of Interactive Art Museum Spaces.” Art Education 56.5 (2003): 42-52. Web. Accessed 26 September 2016. This paper analyzes the conversion of contemporary interactive art through its intentions to influence youth culture with creative play, but ultimately sacrifices the deeper excruciation of art and its representations. The author…

whatever emotions they want from the audience. In this way, the viewer’s emotions are out of their control allowing the movie to take on whole new meanings, simply by the way the movie is put together. Benjamin’s essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” observes the way humans interact and interpret film. In the quote assigned, Benjamin is saying that humans take pleasure in watching pain and other extreme sensations. This is because all humans experience these, and…