Monday, November 30, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The Aesthetics Of Narcissism
Technology has provided us with many advances, but perhaps one of the most interesting ones of them all is the advancements made with video and film in the arts. Film in comparison to to a painting or a drawing provides the viewer with much more to analyze and look at. A painting allows the viewer to examine its brush strokes for example, but in film it becomes a different ground for analyzing a piece of artwork. Additionally, the human body becomes the focus point for the viewer, along with everything they interpret mentally and physically. As a result of this, the viewer can analyze themselves through what the character goes through. The viewer will internalize everything seen through the camera and relate it to themselves depending on what they may be experiencing through that time.
As a result of this, one can argue that these factors allow someone to experience feelings that are related to narcissism. If we compare a viewer that is looking at a painting instead of film, these feelings can be different because it becomes more difficult for the viewer to understand themselves through a painting. A viewer watching film centers themselves on the main character of the film along with everything that happens around them. This is achieved through different angles of filming. The camera becomes the key part of this process.
As a result of this, one can argue that these factors allow someone to experience feelings that are related to narcissism. If we compare a viewer that is looking at a painting instead of film, these feelings can be different because it becomes more difficult for the viewer to understand themselves through a painting. A viewer watching film centers themselves on the main character of the film along with everything that happens around them. This is achieved through different angles of filming. The camera becomes the key part of this process.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Walter Benjamin // Homework 3
I find Water Benjamin very interesting and important for a few reasons.
As a believer in progression and technology, it was only inevitable for the tech boom to occur. As a result, technology filtered it's way in the arts. I find visuals, especially photographs and video to be immensely useful and powerful to reach an audience. Photographs trigger oneself through almost an idyllic nostalgic sense. This allows the view to be vulnerable to emotions and different ways of thinking.
Additionally, the advancements made in technology allow a much larger audience to view and understand work. Throughout societies, people learn from one another. This can be almost a good or bad thing depending on the way we look at it. This holds society responsible for what we take notice to. We, together, must be mindful of this as we learn in what we know, ensuring our morals match to what our minds choose to view, through both photographs, or any digital imaging.
As a believer in progression and technology, it was only inevitable for the tech boom to occur. As a result, technology filtered it's way in the arts. I find visuals, especially photographs and video to be immensely useful and powerful to reach an audience. Photographs trigger oneself through almost an idyllic nostalgic sense. This allows the view to be vulnerable to emotions and different ways of thinking.
Additionally, the advancements made in technology allow a much larger audience to view and understand work. Throughout societies, people learn from one another. This can be almost a good or bad thing depending on the way we look at it. This holds society responsible for what we take notice to. We, together, must be mindful of this as we learn in what we know, ensuring our morals match to what our minds choose to view, through both photographs, or any digital imaging.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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