Assignment 1 Walter Benjamin in context to ‘The Girandola’ by Joseph Wright In this essay I will be applying Benjamin’s essay ‘Art in the age of mechanical reproduction’ to examin the erosion of aura around an artwork‚ aura can be defined from colours within the painting right down to the smell that surrounds the painting. The artwork that I will be focusing on will be ‘The Girandola’ that was created by Joseph Wright (of Derby) in 1734-1797. This comparison will be done by using my experience of
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In our economy we work to support ourselves‚ and in order to work we have to have jobs. So what happens when they start taking jobs away? In America‚ unemployment rates have gone up in the past decade. Businesses are growing and new stores are opening‚ which should mean more jobs. However‚ America’s employment rate in 2007 was only 38 percent. Shadow work is the reason employers do not have to hire as many people as they did in the past (862). Shadow work is defined as work you have to do but someone
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Philosophy 101 10-11-10 Dr. Anderson Movie magic We have all gone to the movies and are taken away by a movie experience‚ some movies can even be life changing. The whole experience of it boggles our mind‚ some times we want that movie to be our life or get the oppertunity to view life in a different prospect because of a certain film. Movies can take us through an emotional rollercoaster. It not a coincidence that when a car race movie come out‚ like “Fast and the Furious” speeding
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Course: Philosophy and the Arts Prof. Eli Friedlander Final Exam Margarita Belova 964010565 otterloutre25@yahoo.com The relation of art and society according to Plato‚ Rousseau and Benjamin The relation between art and society is very complex and might be seen from the various perspectives. The main concern‚ however‚ has always been the one of the function of arts within the society – that is to say‚ what people need the arts for. Of course‚ this theme
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Walter Benjamin was born in 1892. He had a premature death from fleeing the Nazis in the 1940’s‚ but his work still reflects on today’s thinking about technology. In his argument in “Work of Art” Benjamin argues about the traditional aesthetic values of art and the technology affecting it. He talks about modern technology reproducing replicas of the artwork and the loss of aesthetic authority. He talks about the concept of graphic design‚ the emergence of cinema‚ and the effects of it with art.
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into a system that limits resources and makes things more predetermined and mass-produced. I believe this to be true because in todays society‚ almost everything is controlled in some for or way. Whether it be film‚ television‚ radio‚ literature or art everything is repeatedly used over and over again in the same way. The idea of creative “free” thinking is dying out. This is caused by our cultures need to control everything instead of letting their ideas roam free and trying something new.
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The Walters Art Museum was traveled to due to its unique presentation of well preserved history pieces. It is located in Baltimore‚ Md and was visited the 23rd of September in 2017. Along with the fact that is was within reach. In addition‚ that particular museum had excellent online reviews. One review stated that many of the exhibits were very sizable. Another review said that the information presented was extensive and detail oriented. The mix of all these factors ultimately resulted in the choice
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Walter Benjamin and Umberto Eco both present their views on imitation and authenticity in their respective works “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” and “Travels in Hyperreality‚” providing distinctive philosophies on the effects of reproductive technology on society. What are Benjamin’s views of authenticity? How does Eco take the “absolute fake” to be the hallmark of American civilization? Finally‚ does the “absolute fake” or inauthenticity pose a greater threat to today’s society
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is nothing more than a man named Walter Mitty going about his daily life doing everyday things. What makes it so special is the secret life he’s living‚ which is actually his imagination. This secret life is inspired by what he sees in real life. The author wants to show that although in real life Walter Mitty is bored‚ stuck living a normal life of getting up‚ driving his wife to places‚ buying things‚ and completing everyday chores‚ he can get away from all that
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I’ve been asked to discuss the significance of “sympathetic magic” to prehistoric art‚ and if I believe there is a connection between such magic and mythology. Now in order to figure this out I have to understand what sympathetic magic really is. Merriam-Webster defines sympathetic magic as: magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it. So‚ the question now is do I believe if a prehistoric artist painted what he
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