![]() ![]() From the original location it was produced, the changes in ownership, decay over time, and other variables as such, the aura lives inside of these qualities that make it truly unique. The aura depends on this concept of time and space that it was created in. This, Benjamin argues, is what photography does to the entire idea of art as its presence in time and space is pulled away in favor of its ability to reproduced and be shown to the masses. The highly guarded work prevents viewers from getting too close, and it is this proximity that brings that sense of aura as the painting owns the space inside. Viewing the original Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum brings about an entirely different experience than any reproduction of the work. However, these mechanical reproductions lack the aura of the art because it is not in its presentation of time and space. ![]() This painting has been replicated millions of times in prints and digital media, and viewers can appreciate the artwork for what it is. Take an artwork that everyone knows, such as the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, 1503. Without the presence of its time and space, the work loses that value that viewers feel when viewing the artwork.Ī simple way to understand this concept is to think about mechanical reproductions that are shown to people all across the world. The aura can be defined as a “quality integral to an artwork that cannot be communicated through mechanical reproduction techniques.” In simpler terms, the aura is that feeling and presence that can only be felt in the original work in its “presence in time and space.” He argues that mechanical reproductions can be identical to the original work but will always lack the art's aura that cannot be replicated. What was lacking in Walter Benjamin's eyes through the use of mechanical reproduction was the aura, and that in which it could not be recreated through mechanical reproduction.ĭefining and having a thorough understanding of the concept of the “aura” of art is essential to move forward in the discussion on art in the age of mechanical reproduction. Mechanical reproduction allowed art to be emancipated from its “parasitical dependence on ritual.” This freedom brought many benefits and at the same time brought negative consequences to the entirety of what it meant for something to be art. Walter Benjamin’s The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, 1935, contemplates and brings predictions of how the mechanical reproduction of art and photography would entirely transform our understanding of art. AH 331 History of Photography Spring 2021 Compendium Main Menu Introduction Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Visualizing Photo History One Image Two Minutes Presentations Author Biographies Walter Benjamin’s The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 1 media/Gisèle Freund, Walter Benjamin, 1935.jpeg T23:14:33+00:00 Denise Johnson 969117131bca6dc972723c62bbb8a3558422ec31 83 8 By Aj Duff plain T19:16:02+00:00 AJ Duff 1ec324faa11c42a72705adbb19497e685951d5f6 Please enable Javascript and reload the page. This site requires Javascript to be turned on. ![]()
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