Sunday, September 9, 2012

W. Benjamin reading questions

1. When W. Benjamin writes "Even the most perfect reproduction of work of art is lacking in one element: its presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place where is happens to be". Does that art piece in fact lose its interpretation if viewed in person or seen in an ad in a magazine? What do these changes mean?

2. Today there are commercial artists that reproduce art in today's media and advertisements to send a message. If it is an image that we've seen in our history books then there is no question to its "authenticity" because we know where it come from. Is the "ritual" and "value" affected when that piece of art is much more accessible?

1 comment:

  1. I feel the work of art loses its ORIGINAL interpretation when placed in media such as a magazine/book/what have you but takes on a new interpretation, however little or extreme that change may be. There is a definite change in meaning if it is outside its point of origin.

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