I put this question to my fellow students:
Are self portrait's, taken by digital camera and compiled into video, worthy of being called works of art with true artistic merit?
If you are unsure about what I am speaking of, take a trip on the information highway to www.everyday.noahkalina.com. This is an example of a phenomenon among a portion of the masses who use the internet and digital camera's.
Reported by The New York Times as having a large audience as well as many discussions regarding it's qualifications as photographic art.
In my opinion, I can objectively understand the discussion, and identify with both sides of the debate. I reviewed the site, after reading the article, and have to agree with both sides. On one hand photography is beautiful in it's form and as a work of art. It can capture events not normally witnessed or it can capture the exact emotion of the participants while the event is taking place. It can record a life. It can keep the image of a loved one clear in our minds and our life long after that loved one has passed away.
On the other hand, I also have to agree with Mr. Richard Benson, a photographer, printer, and professor of photography at Yale University. He states that they are a waste of time and completely boring. If you have seen the website, you may agree that viewing an individual face 2,356 times with only minor changes such as haircut and daily clothing, even with a rare change in background could be enough to make you scream. It can have a point but is it necessary; would it appeal more art worthy if it was hung in a gallery?
Some think that its revolutionary and at the least evolutionary. The slight variances I noted are fundamental to some critics.They think it is remarkable and a new style of art that attracts a multitude of viewers and appreciators. I for one enjoy attending an art gallery as well as having an interest in photography but would have to shy away from the internet photo's and considering them a style of art.
Are self portrait's, taken by digital camera and compiled into video, worthy of being called works of art with true artistic merit?
If you are unsure about what I am speaking of, take a trip on the information highway to www.everyday.noahkalina.com. This is an example of a phenomenon among a portion of the masses who use the internet and digital camera's.
Reported by The New York Times as having a large audience as well as many discussions regarding it's qualifications as photographic art.
In my opinion, I can objectively understand the discussion, and identify with both sides of the debate. I reviewed the site, after reading the article, and have to agree with both sides. On one hand photography is beautiful in it's form and as a work of art. It can capture events not normally witnessed or it can capture the exact emotion of the participants while the event is taking place. It can record a life. It can keep the image of a loved one clear in our minds and our life long after that loved one has passed away.
On the other hand, I also have to agree with Mr. Richard Benson, a photographer, printer, and professor of photography at Yale University. He states that they are a waste of time and completely boring. If you have seen the website, you may agree that viewing an individual face 2,356 times with only minor changes such as haircut and daily clothing, even with a rare change in background could be enough to make you scream. It can have a point but is it necessary; would it appeal more art worthy if it was hung in a gallery?
Some think that its revolutionary and at the least evolutionary. The slight variances I noted are fundamental to some critics.They think it is remarkable and a new style of art that attracts a multitude of viewers and appreciators. I for one enjoy attending an art gallery as well as having an interest in photography but would have to shy away from the internet photo's and considering them a style of art.
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posted by students at 10:58 AM
1 Comments:
I think anything printed and hung in a gallery automatically has more merit. The idea that someone somewhere thought it was good enough or liked it enough or thought it was interesting enough to show can influence others to give it some sort of credit even if they themselves do not agree with it or like it.
-Jessa
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