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Walter Benjamin 1892-1940

Walter Benjamin 1892-1940. “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”. SPOKE OF THE AURA OF MEDIA. That feeling of awe and reverence felt in presence of great artwork. THIS “AURA” HAS BEEN SHATTERED WITH MASS CONSUMPTION OF COPIES OF ORIGINAL ART. Its restricted

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Walter Benjamin 1892-1940

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  1. Walter Benjamin1892-1940 “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”

  2. SPOKE OF THE AURA OF MEDIA That feeling of awe and reverence felt in presence of great artwork.

  3. THIS “AURA” HAS BEEN SHATTERED WITH MASS CONSUMPTION OF COPIES OF ORIGINAL ART.

  4. Its restricted exhibition. Its publicized authenticity. Its cultural value. Who made the Artwork. This aura inheres not in the artwork itself, but in its external attributes.

  5. Art’s mechanical reproducibility. Brought forms of art, such as film, that had no original. Audience could choose when and how to view artwork. Aura Art freed from place and ritual.

  6. CameraCould hold aspects of original vision, not recordable by the naked eye,but recordable to the lens. How much can you remember from seeing something for just a moment? Moment captured

  7. “Mechanical Reproduction of art changed the reaction of the masses towards art.” Walter Benjamin. Picasso Painting Chaplin Movie vs. Conventional is uncritically enjoyed. Truly new is criticized with aversion.

  8. An “authentic” work of art has its basis in ritual. A photographic negative produces infinite # of print. “Authentic” print makes no sense anymore.

  9. When criterion of “authenticity” ceases to exist with artistic reproduction…Functionofartisundone.

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