Can Art Be Mechanically Reproduced?
Can Art Be Mechanically Reproduced? When something is reproduced for so many times is that art? This is one of those questions that will always have some people saying yes, and some saying no. I believe a reproduction is art. For instance, we have all seen the famous photograph of Whistler’s Mother and agree it is a work of art, but most of us have only seen it in a book or magazine. Very few of us have actually visited the museum in Paris to view the original. The same goes for other forms of art. We agree Beethoven and Mozart were musical geniuses, but we have only heard reproductions of their original work. If we look at Kevin Carters photograph Starving Child it doesn’t matter if we see the original or a reproduction, the impact intended by the photograph is the same and they are both considered artistic. (Carter, 1994) What is the importance of mechanical reproducibility of the art? Mechanical reproduction of art allows the beauty of the p